What do you think of Ogami Itto's technique in the 1970s movie series "Lone Wolf and Cub"?

Question

Please do not respond if you know nothing about how to use a katana.

Answer 1

The JAPANESE sword slinger movies on which many western gun slinger movies were based (the magnificent 7) were about as authentic as the CHINESE chop socky kung fu movies pure bullshido.

The blind swordsman series was more entertaining but just as hokey.

HEROS OF THE WATER MARGIN a CHINESE series about the 8 MARTIAL IMMORTALS was entertaining also but lots of wire work.

Answer 2

"Please do not respond if you know nothing about how to use a katana."

then you will not get any answers... or you shouldn't.

I do not study the sword but I can tell you that it was better that alot of the other c**p that's out there... especially that BS from the Last Samurai.

Sure, it has some sense of theatrics but it should the true brutality of the Shinken.

Answer 3

i can only talk about the american release titled "shogun assasin" and the crappy coppy of the sequel "lightning swords of death" which actually- i don't remember so I guess I can't speak much about.

(dvd's kind of cause you to prune a collection of videos).

I think, while the depiction of the theory behind swordsmanship "one cut and its over" is present- I think much of it was of course theatrical and exxagerated.

obviously- we live in a time where if 1% of the audience knows what is going on or has background knowledge of the materieal in MA and sword in particular- thats a LOT.  

I ***** about it too- more realism, but likewise swallow the reality that it wouldn't sell and there wouldnt' be anymore swordsmanship (any style) movies.  its a double edged sword.

I think the movie was decently put together, but deciededly done so in a hurry making some scenes without background knowledge missing something (the scene of the first duel with daigoro wearing the reflective shard on his head).

I honestly haven't seen the movie recently enough to critique him further, I don't know if the actor himself had skill or if it was a good traditional kenjutsu consultant on the side- all I can speak of is the way that the movie itself depicted sword combat and I think I would say that it was realistic in the aspect that most real sword duels of any culture didn't last more than a few passes. if it went 30 seconds that was a long time.

EDIT: the most realistic and accurate review of "the last samurai" was done on the chappele show by the hillarious (if not somewhat controversial- I don't see why, seen him live he was great) comedian Paul Mooney.

in a skit about movie reviews the dialogue was:

mooney- "tom cruise in the last samurai"

paul mooney mockingly laughs- reviews next movie

Answer 4

The comic is much better than the movies.  I love the suio wave slicing technique.  Basically just gaku kesa but done from knee deep water throws a splash wave as a distraction in front of the cut.

Plus done with his donuke (please foegive mis-spelling) can cut through near anything