History of the Japanese Katana

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-- PRESENTATION: HISTORY OF THE JAPANESE KATANA --

In August 2020, Usami Hiroji of the Sōsuishi Ryū school and leader of a group of Japanese sword passionates called “Toyukai“ invited us to a special sword appraisal event that retraced broadly the history of the Japanese sword.

Shizuka Tokuyuki Sensei, director at the society for the preservation of Japanese art swords, told us the history of the Katana tradition from the Kamakura era to the Bakumatsu period.

Shizuka Sensei brought with him six exceptional antique swords from different periods to illustrate how Japanese swords evolved and were handed down from generation to generation, starting from the birth of the samurai cast until their fall centuries later, shaping forever the identity of Japan.

Let’s dive together into the world of traditional Japanese Swords experts.

-- SOURCES --
Onikojima Yatarō: https://bit.ly/3nLpnpu
Photography of Samurai: https://bit.ly/3jSHUxP & https://bit.ly/2IoIHbT & https://bit.ly/3iX3kZc
Blacksmith scene: https://bit.ly/2IhABla
Shiraishi clan: https://bit.ly/3jSSUuR
Japanese samurai boarding Mongol ships in 1281: https://bit.ly/2IgHyD0
Tachi sword by Yukihira, Heian-Kamakura period, 12th-13th century: https://bit.ly/3nKc3li
Tachi: https://bit.ly/3dxKBTb & https://bit.ly/3jZC65K
Emperor Go-Daigo (1288 - 1339): https://bit.ly/33SaWIb
Emperor Go-Kameyama (1347 - 1424): https://bit.ly/34QsIL5
A samurai warrior who handles a large Odachi Sword on a horse: https://bit.ly/311BqVL
Edo period wood block print showing an Odachi being worn on the back: https://bit.ly/3nRJ3Ir
Painting depicting a battle during the Onin War: https://bit.ly/2IlsKDb
Antique Katana: https://bit.ly/2Ioe9qK
The three Sacred Treasures of Japan: https://bit.ly/311BmW1
Oda Nobunaga (1534 - 1582) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi: https://bit.ly/33SGQ7y
Working the bellows of a Tatara: https://bit.ly/3nGskaK
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543 - 1616): https://bit.ly/3lGhWxM
Commodore Matthew C. Perry's second visit in 1854: https://bit.ly/2SPy4kk
Portrait of the Satsuma Clan Envoys, 1863: https://bit.ly/3jTecZB
Daisho set of Shirasaya: https://bit.ly/33RzEs2

-- CREDITS --
Director: Baptiste Tavernier
Editing: Nicolas Nothum, Baptiste Tavernier
Camera: Jordy Delage
Narration: Brian Kamei
Translation & Subtitles: Baptiste Tavernier
Special thanks: Usami Hiroji, Shizuka Tokuyuki
Music: "Hatsu Haru" by Fumikomidori

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