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For over 1,000 years, one weapon dominated the battlefields of Japan. The Samurai sword was a weapon so fearsome it could split a man from throat to groin, and yet it spawned a new art form and a spiritual way of life. Here was a sword so technologically perfect in structure, so beautiful in creation, that it gave rise to an aristocratic warrior creed.
Reaching its ultimate expression in the 16th Century
Katana, the Samurai sword has become a thing of legend. More than a weapon, it is regarded as the very soul of a warrior.
Using the latest science, Samurai Sword - The Making Of A Legend reveals the secrets of the ultimate blade. It follows the creation of a sword, from its birth in
traditional furnaces through the magic of the master sword smith who shapes the blade to the ancient art of the sword polisher who finishes it. The programme also
seeks out grand masters of the sword to demonstrate its awesome potential in combat, and compares the killing edge of the Samurai sword with that of the traditional European broadsword.
Bonus Feature
? The Samurai With Dr Stephen Turnbull.
? Swords of the Leeds Armoury with Ian Bottomly.
? On The Set. Production Stills. Deleted & Extended All Out Action
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
This release is rare in that it literally does take you from iron sand smelting to the scabbard and hilt maker and shows all the stages in between. I found the dramatised storyline a little superfluous and the exclusion of this padding would take nothing away from this film. I found the comparison of the Japanese sword with the European broadsword quite compelling. It showed that the broadsword cut just as well as the Japanese sword (Nihonto)in exactly the same conditions but the broadsword required much less training in its use compared with the Japanese sword.
Many hold the Nihonto as the epitome of cutting instruments but empirically it isn't. It is, on the other hand, a piece of art and perhaps that's what makes the Japanese sword so compelling
Many hold the Nihonto as the epitome of cutting instruments but empirically it isn't. It is, on the other hand, a piece of art and perhaps that's what makes the Japanese sword so compelling
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
The DVD presents a nice over view of how; first the tamahagani/iron for the samurai sword is made and follows a sword till end, thru the hands of the blacksmith to the polisher. The DVD also features a test between the Broadsword and the Katana, cutting test, which I find unneeded. A nice bonus is the adding of samurai training, by one of Japans samurai teachers. If you are interested in expanding your knowledge of the Katana, then I will recommend this DVD.
Personally I could not care less for the sword test and anything which has to do with other swords than the Katana, and this to me is the only bad thing about this DVD. I can therefor not give it five stars, so in my heart, even though it is a good documentary, I can only give it three stars.
Still I find it worth owning, unless you have read many books on the Katana, mainly because you get to see a process which is not easy to come by in Japan today.
Personally I could not care less for the sword test and anything which has to do with other swords than the Katana, and this to me is the only bad thing about this DVD. I can therefor not give it five stars, so in my heart, even though it is a good documentary, I can only give it three stars.
Still I find it worth owning, unless you have read many books on the Katana, mainly because you get to see a process which is not easy to come by in Japan today.
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