The Monkey Sword Masamune

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 7, 1930

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Yokohama Cinema Shokai

Director

Yasuji Murata

Writer

Chuzo Aochi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0418865