2007-01-08 16:53:51 · 18 answers · asked by b 4 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
Wow....
Ok, so I will chime in here because some people well....
It was a Katana, or properly a katakatana.
Hattori Hanzo- Tarantino was a huge fan of Sonny Chiba (the guy who played Hattori Hanzo,)
Tarantino was a particularly huge fan of the old "Shadow Army" T.V. series that in which Sonny Chiba starred as you guessed it "Hattori Hanzo".
So he got the name from the T.V. series that Sonny Chiba used to be in and got Sonny Chiba to play that part. One of those Tarantino-esque type of deals.
2007-01-09 04:01:11 · answer #1 · answered by judomofo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the sword she used in the movie is a pure sumari that is well balanced and it is also one of the lights swords every made by man.it is origanly made in japan and cost a maximum 5000 dollers.it is hade mad by one of the ninja sumari fighters that pasted away just after the making of the movie kill bill. if you want a sumari forget about it you wont find you.i have the katana of the last sumari that tom cruise played in and it is a original. i swear you today it is sumari sword that is made as pure as you can metal on this earth.
2007-01-10 06:44:56 · answer #2 · answered by jo_be 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a katana. It was just a gag that it was a "Hattori Hanzo" sword. He was a famous ninja/samurai, never a swordsmith. I imagine Tarentino meant to play tribute to all the swordplay flicks that featured fictionalized accounts of Hattori's exploits.
2007-01-09 02:45:14 · answer #3 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She used a modern post-Meiji era Katana throughout the majority of the film.
It was supposedly crafted by Hattori Hanzo (who had nothing to do with swordcrafting)....not to mention, there were several Hanzo's, the original and others who took his name after he died.
Whatever though, it was intentionally written with American world culture ignorances in mind, and it was entertaining.
In her scene with Pai Mei, she used a Jian (Chinese straight dueling sword).
2007-01-09 14:35:20 · answer #4 · answered by Manji 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a katana , samurai sword . They said it was made by Hattori Hanzo . Unfortunately thats not possible because he was a 16th century samurai/ninja , not a modern sword maker .
2007-01-09 07:02:00 · answer #5 · answered by Ray H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A powerful katana of Hanzo Hattori.
Hanzo Hattori was a great warrior, a good Ninja but he wasn't well known.
2007-01-09 11:32:17 · answer #6 · answered by pctekken 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a katatakana, just bought my 19 yr old niece a set for christmas with the inscription. Under Heavean One Warrior One Blade
2007-01-09 01:03:07 · answer #7 · answered by Sid B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hattori Hanzo
1541 - 1596
Tokugawa retainer and reputed 'ninja' leader
Also known as Masashige. The son of a certain Hattori Yasunaga, Hanzo, who would earn the nickname 'Devil Hanzo', served Tokugawa Ieyasu loyally and usefully. His nickname - Devil Hanzo - was not only to pay homage to his skills but also to distinguish him from another Tokugawa 'ninja', Watanabe Hanzo. Hattori, who fought his first battle at the age of 16, went on to serve at Anegawa (1570) and Mikatagahara (1572), but his most valuable contribution came in 1582, following Oda Nobunaga's death. At that time Tokugawa and his retainers had been staying near Ãsaka and learned of the assassination only just in time to avoid being detained by Akechi Mitsuhide's troops. But they were by no means out of the woods. Mikawa was still a long way away, and Akechi men would be combing the roads for them. At this point, Hanzo suggested that they take a route through Iga province, as he had ties with the samurai there. In addition, Ieyasu had sheltered survivors from Nobunaga's bloody invasion of that province in 1580 and those who knew of this would certainly be well disposed to offer assistance. Honda Tadakatsu sent Hanzo on ahead, and, as hoped, the Iga men agreed not only to guide them along back roads, but also to provide them with an escort. At length, Tokugawa and his band returned to Mikawa safely. The same could not be said for Anayama Beisetsu, a recent Tokugawa addition who had insisted on taking a different route.
Hanzo was succeded by his son, Masanari, who would be given the title Iwami-no-Kami and whose men would act as the guards of Edo Castle. Hanzo's reputation as a ninja leader who commanded a 200-man strong unit of Iga men has grown to legendary proportions.
Source Samurai-Archives
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http://www.pacificwingchunassociation.com
2007-01-09 02:36:05 · answer #8 · answered by sapboi 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Aluminum dull katana.
If you want the "real thing" that movie is suppose to have, you will probably never be able to afford one anyway.
2007-01-09 00:58:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
katana sword, used by samauri's in feudal japan.. it's a curved, single-edged sword, the main weapon of aikido..
http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/history.htm
http://www.shadowofleaves.com/sword_history.htm
yeah, i love that movie too!
~*smilez*~
2007-01-09 15:15:58 · answer #10 · answered by nm_angel_eyes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋