“Silent animation: Samurai finds cursed sword granting power at the cost of sanity, becoming a puppet to its magic.”
Muramasa
村正
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Synopsis
Silent animation: Samurai finds cursed sword granting power at the cost of sanity, becoming a puppet to its magic.
"A man with arms which can kill people like puppets is not aware that he himself has already become a puppet." In this short hand-drawn silent animation, a wandering samurai learns this lesson firsthand. Along his travels, the samurai comes across a straw dummy at the base of a tree, with a sword lodged in its body. Upon drawing it out, the samurai learns that the blade is imbued with magic, and immensely powerful. The power comes at a price, though, and wielding the blade begins to slowly drive the warrior mad. He now has a choice to make: remain himself, or sacrifice his sanity for ultimate power?
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
What 4 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.30 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.75
Running avg · Oct 2012 → Feb 2021
- 7 “Rate a 7 few subtitles in the beginning but none throughout the film Modern art film Story A life lesson based on reality without much in terms of fiction. Goes with the old saying with power comes...”
- 10 “Muramasa is, in my opinion, an anime which is underrated and certainly requires reexamination. While it might not have stood out for some reason or the other, to me (a person who finds himself...”
- 7 “Welcome Lovely fans to the second review of horror anime month. Today we're looking at a short offering from the legendary Tekuza Osamu. You may know him as the creator of Astro Boy, Black Jack and...”
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A Movie Production
Tezuka Productions
- Format 1 × 8′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 08m all episodes
- Aired Aug 1987 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-3056 catalog
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- Tezuka Productions Producer