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Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: The Samurai Film Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 4:03 pm Subject: Everyone here should see this film |
I will. I've heard of it, just never seen it. I have netflix so I'll see if they have it, if they do I'll add it to my list of DVD's to send. |
Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: The Samurai Film Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 2:47 pm Subject: Everyone here should see this film |
I've watched things in black and white and it's just all the samurai movies I've seen up to now have been in color. |
Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: The Samurai Film Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 3:26 am Subject: Everyone here should see this film |
Well, this seems like it would be a pretty good film. I see it's in black and white which I don't usually watch but Takuan you wrote a pretty good review so I might watch it when it comes out in the U ... |
Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: Arms and Armor Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 1:55 pm Subject: Samurai sword Kits |
Obenjo, your words have really opened my eyes and I admit I know practically next to nothing when it comes to samurai swords. I know very little except from what i've read on this site or seen on TV. ... |
Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: The Samurai Film Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 3:15 am Subject: Which one? |
Hey everyone, not to put the conversation off topic but I recently found a website that sells samurai movies and it's got a whole bunch of titles and I was wondering if anyone uses it and if so, what ... |
Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: Arms and Armor Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 3:07 am Subject: Samurai sword Kits |
That is true John but the site I've mentioned also sells Iaito swords which many would like because they are blunted and there are classes for iaito which I would like to join if there was one near me ... |
Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: Arms and Armor Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 4:33 pm Subject: Western armor worn by Ieyasu at Sekigahara |
A mixture of east and west? Not really sure I'm into it I mean if I was living in that era I would just wear the kimono and other things they wore. |
Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: Arms and Armor Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:48 pm Subject: Samurai sword Kits |
I guess some people would like to assemble their own sword so they can say they did. I don't think I would order one from the website since they are only like $120 or something and if you break a piec ... |
Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: Arms and Armor Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:18 am Subject: Western armor worn by Ieyasu at Sekigahara |
Ok I never knew any of that! I learn more and more about the samurai every time I come here. I am learning so much from this site about the real samurai and not what is on TV and in movies since they ... |
Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: The Edo Period Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:09 am Subject: Book Review: Constantine Vaporis' Tour of Duty |
Now this is a book I want. Thanks for the great review since I've always been curious about the samurai going to Edo then returning to their homes. It seems this book would also answer a lot of my que ... |
Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: Arms and Armor Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:10 pm Subject: Western armor worn by Ieyasu at Sekigahara |
This is very interesting as I had never heard of Japanese samurai wearing western armor. This is interesting as I thought the samurai would be against wearing western armor like that. |
Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: Arms and Armor Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:44 am Subject: Samurai sword Kits |
I learned that myself. I bought a samurai sword set and the tsuba is solid wood with no pegs in it, the tang rattles around inside the tsuba when I clean it and the end cap fell off and I saw a bolt o ... |
Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: Arms and Armor Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 7:04 pm Subject: Photos of Samurai Armor |
Ralph, I agree, you do have a nice den. Those are some nice roman pieces you have. |
Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: Arms and Armor Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 3:39 pm Subject: Samurai sword Kits |
The site I found these swords at is Japanese swords 4 samurai. I expected to find all swords around the $99-150 range which are the prices you find for a samurai sword but Some of the names are pretty ... |
Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: The Samurai Film Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 2:55 pm Subject: Has anyone seen.. |
The only Zatoichi movie I've seen is one where a brother and sister are trying to get revenge and the brother looks like a woman and in the end everyone is dancing to a song and the blind guy is walki ... |
Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: Arms and Armor Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 1:21 pm Subject: Samurai sword Kits |
Well most samurai swords should be able to be put together and taken apart for cleaning and maintenance. I would buy one if just to have one as a conversation piece. |
Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: Arms and Armor Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:13 am Subject: Samurai sword Kits |
Hey guys, I know most on this site collect only the hand forged swords but have any run across the sword kits you put together yourself? I came across a site selling some and wanted to know what you t ... |
Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: The Samurai Film Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 4:54 am Subject: Which one? |
Ok I gotta admit Shogun's Ninja was a movie to laugh at. I hate it and I don't watch it unless I'm in the mood for a good laugh. The other three in the shogun's collection aren't too bad. A little ove ... |
Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: Arms and Armor Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 4:45 am Subject: Photos of Samurai Armor |
WOW! Those are just the coolest ever. I saw samurai armor on display at the Morikami gardens small museum but these are in Japan. I really gotta go to Japan sometime. |
Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: Samurai History - Kamakura to Sengoku Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 4:37 am Subject: Shinchoko-ki link? |
Wow. Ok that seems pretty cool since Oda Nobunaga is one of the most famous samurai. |
Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: The Samurai Film Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:11 pm Subject: Which one? |
They aren't that bad. Sonny Chiba is ok and since they are the only movies I have that have samurai in them I like them. |
Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: Samurai History - Kamakura to Sengoku Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:06 pm Subject: Shinchoko-ki link? |
What is it? I can't read Japanese. |
Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: The Samurai Film Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 5:15 am Subject: Which one? |
Hmm I've just had three wisdom teeth removed and I can't talk much so I've been on the couch watching movies myself and I've watched all four of the Shogun Collection movies a few times each and then ... |
Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: Ancient Japan to Heian Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:39 pm Subject: The meaning of "koku" |
Wow this is pretty interesting since I am re-reading Shogun and it has a few references to Koku so this is pretty educational for me. |
Hiro Katsumoto
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Forum: Arms and Armor Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:15 pm Subject: Nobunaga's Armor |
Um I know I'll get flamed for this but there are a lot of sites where you can buy working reproduction of Nobunaga's armor and helmet. I know it isn't the real thing but still, it's his armor in a way ... |