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Is it a Katana, or. . . . ?
Re: Kurosawa's "The Seven Samurai". The over-length sword carried by Toshiro Mifune's character; is it a katana, or does it have another name?
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- tyrsson58Lv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
It is called a nodachi, or "field sword", or sometimes a zan ba to, or "horse cutting sword". It was an attempt to help a samurai on foot deal with one on horseback. The idea was to attack the horse, thus spilling the rider, and evening the odds.
- ReaperLv 61 decade ago
Katana in Japanese actually means "sword" and that's it. A long/mid-sized sword that is. It isn't actually a type of sword or the name of the sword. Although other country used the Japanese word Katana to indicate any long/mid-sized Japanese sword.
It probably does have a name but it's a Katana. It might be "monohoshizao". One of the longest sword in Japan. Also one of the legendary sword.
PS: I didn't see the sword or the movie. I'm just guessing.
