Katanagatari
– The historical epic centers on Shichika Yasuri, the seventh generational head of the Kyotō-ryū sch..
The historical epic centers on Shichika Yasuri, the seventh generational head of the Kyotō-ryū school of martial arts in medieval Japan. He and his older sister Nanami live on an isolated island, until a military advisor named Togame tells him of the final 12 swords forged by a legendary swordsmith. At Togame's bidding, Shichika embarks on a journey to find all 12 of the swords.
25 Jan 2010
Japanese
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Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yukari Tamura, Masako Ikeda, Haruka Tomatsu
Kyotoryuu, the legendary sword fighting stance is passed down from father to son. Shichika and his sister Nanami are the sole remaining descendants of theYasuri household and Shichika alone has knowledge of this legendary technique. At the request of Togame, a female strategian from the shogunate, Shichika leaves his isolated island home of Fushou on a quest across Edo-era Japan, in search of Shikizaki Kiki's twelve perfected deviant blades.