Finished Airing
Namakura Gatana
なまくら刀（塙凹内名刀之巻）
Movie
5 min
Jun 30, 1917
Synopsis
Namakura Gatana, meaning "dull-edged sword," is a four-minute comedy about a samurai who, thanks to his dull instrument, loses every time he attacks a weak opponent. In order to examine the sword, he tries to attack passers-by, but lower-class townspeople fight back and knock him down. (Source: AniDB)
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Background:
In 2017, film history researcher Honchi Akihiko discovered 35 feet and 11 frames of undiscovered film, including new footage. It includes scenes of the masseur who had defeated the samurai making a mocking face, and the samurai hiding in the shade of a tree while trying to kill the courier. (Source: Wikipedia)
Comedy
