Movie Nihonto

[Stephen]

Did some watching of the ol Lone wolf and cub last night (one of the best series in my humble opinion) and Ogami Itto's Doutanuki blade was mentioned often, so did a google this AM to see who the smith was. after digging thru many prop blades and Iaido newly made, found a link or two, one on Ebay and one on Darcy's site and one in Nippon Samurai. Seems Dotanuki is more of a nick name, would one of our Nipponese members or anyone else that knows kindly enlighten me on if this as a name used before a well know smith or whatever you have related to Doutanuki. Thanks

 

feel free to post any movies swords that you like, think i remember Zatochi used a Kotetsu right?

[Brian]

Stephen,

 

Dotanuki was a Higo school of swordmakers. http://www.touken.or.jp/english/nihon_koto_shi/(52)%20No.613.htm has some info.

According to: http://www.touken.or.jp/english/nihon_koto_shi/(44)%20No.599.htm "Generally speaking, the Kanabo, the Shitahara and the Dotanuki schools made very practical swords but their artistic value is not so highly estimated."

When speaking of the shodai Tadayoshi, they say:

In 1584, when he was a youth of 13, the young Hashimoto Shinsaemon (Tadayoshi’s personal name) was orphaned when his grandfather, a Hizen samurai and his guardian (both parents had already died through illness) was killed in battle. According to Suiken Fukunaga, the young Tadayoshi then went to neighbouring Higo province to learn swordmaking under the then very popular Dotanuki school, which was under the patronage of the famous general, Kato Kiyomasa. This may be connected with the invasion of Korea where both Kiyomasa and the Nabeshima were involved and the Dotanuki made very practical swords for this event and some smiths even accompanied Kiyomasa to Korea. After completing his apprenticeship, he returned to his native town of Nagase (Takase Mura today) and set up a forge

Quite a bit of other info on this school on Google. Sounds like Bungo school..practicality over art :D

 

Brian

[Stephen]

maybe i need a better search engine, thanks

[John A Stuart]

Hi Stephen, I like the Lone Wolf series, although I get miffed when the cart starts shooting bullets as if from a gatling gun and killing Yagyu's guys down by the score. Anyhow the source for the movies was a manga series. One of the crossovers into reality was when Ogami Itto killed Yamada Asaemon. Not really . Have you watched the Nemuri Kyoshiro series, a little more down to earth but there is an emphasis on the supernatural and black mass? A nice way to zone out for awhile. John

[Stephen]

John

 

ill have to check them out. the Early LWC are the best the latter ones well all you can do is and :lol: . exp the sound trackof the 70's like Shaft going to do a look on Netflix now. hope they have it.

 

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did a search...ol sleepy eye...yea hes good.

[Stephen]

Netflix move for tonight is Zatochi meets Yojimbo...a classic