The Monkey Sword Masamune
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During the late Kamakura period, there lived a famous swordsmith known as Masamune whose renown as a swordsmith was so great that even long after his passing the term “Masamune” was used to describe any fine sword. Even today, the Masamune Prize is awarded to swordsmiths of outstanding skills in their craft. In Yasuji Murata’s cutout animation The Monkey Masamune a humble messenger is rewarded with the gift of a Masamune sword when he saves the life of a monkey and her child.
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Yasuji Murata Director · Chuzo Aochi Screenplay
First release November 7, 1930 · Produced in Japan · Original title 猿正宗
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Yokohama Cinema Shokai
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Japan
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Original title
猿正宗
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 7, 1930
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