Namakura Gatana - Hanawa Hekonai meitô no maki - Japanese Anime Cartoon 1917

This film is a 4-minute silent short that tells a history about a samurai’s foolish purchase of a dull-edged sword Namakura Gatana, meaning “dull-edged sword,“ is a two-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. Produced by: Junichi Kôuchi Released date: Jun 30, 1917