The Dull Sword
| The Dull Sword | |
Namakura Gatana | |
| なまくら刀 (Namakura Gatana) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Jidaigeki |
| Created by | Jun'ichi Kōuchi Senpan Maekawa |
| Anime film | |
| Studio | Kobayashi Shokai Ltd. |
| Released | June 30, 1917 |
| Runtime | 4 minutes |
The Dull Sword (Japanese: なまくら刀, Hepburn: Namakura Gatana) is a Japanese animated short film produced by Jun'ichi Kōuchi and Senpan Maekawa in 1917. It was rediscovered by an antique shop employee in Osaka in March 2008. This film is a 4-minute silent short that tells a story about a foolish rōnin's purchase of a dull-edged sword and subsequent attempts at tsujigiri. It was released on June 30, 1917, and is among the very earliest examples of anime.