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6.8
/10
53 Ratings

MURAMASA

Directed by Osamu Tezuka
Japan, 1987
Animation, Short
  • 99 minutes

Synopsis

A magic sword is found stuck into a straw figure. The samurai who finds it keeps cutting at more straw figures to test its sharpness; but every time he slashes one apart, it turns into a human being.

Synopsis

A magic sword is found stuck into a straw figure. The samurai who finds it keeps cutting at more straw figures to test its sharpness; but every time he slashes one apart, it turns into a human being.