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The Dull Sword

1917 Japanese short anime film
Movie animated_short_film Q2054133
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The Dull Sword

Summary

The Dull Sword is an animated short film[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Dull Sword's video is recorded as Kouichi Jun'ichi - Namakura Gatana (1917) - 4-minute restored version.webm[3].
  • The Dull Sword's image is recorded as Anime cell 1917.jpg[4].
  • The Dull Sword's instance of is recorded as animated short film[5].
  • The Dull Sword's director is recorded as Kōuchi Jun'ichi[6].
  • The Dull Sword's genre is recorded as silent film[7].
  • The Dull Sword's genre is recorded as animated film[8].
  • The Dull Sword's genre is recorded as anime[9].
  • The Dull Sword's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0438075[10].
  • The Dull Sword's Commons category is recorded as Namakura Gatana (1917 film)[11].
  • The Dull Sword's color is recorded as black-and-white[12].
  • The Dull Sword's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 345523[13].
  • The Dull Sword's country of origin is recorded as Japan[14].
  • The Dull Sword's publication date is recorded as +1917-01-01T00:00:00Z[15].
  • The Dull Sword's publication date is recorded as +1917-06-01T00:00:00Z[16].
  • The Dull Sword's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b761_q[17].
  • The Dull Sword's main subject is recorded as samurai[18].
  • The Dull Sword's main subject is recorded as katana[19].
  • The Dull Sword's date of first performance is recorded as +1917-06-30T00:00:00Z[20].
  • The Dull Sword's Anime News Network anime ID is recorded as 5358[21].
  • The Dull Sword's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+2'}[22].
  • The Dull Sword's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+4'}[23].
  • The Dull Sword's fabrication method is recorded as cutout animation[24].
  • The Dull Sword's ČSFD film ID is recorded as 288608[25].
  • The Dull Sword's Kinopoisk film ID is recorded as 825156[26].
  • The Dull Sword's production date is recorded as +1917-01-01T00:00:00Z[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Dull Sword's director is recorded as Kōuchi Jun'ichi[6].

Publication

Publication dates include +1917-01-01T00:00:00Z[15] and +1917-06-01T00:00:00Z[16]. Genres include silent film[7], animated film[8], and anime[9].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include samurai[18] and katana[19].

Why It Matters

The Dull Sword ranks in the top 9% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Japan public domain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . animation.filmarchives.jp. Retrieved . animation.filmarchives.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . animation.filmarchives.jp. Retrieved . animation.filmarchives.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . animation.filmarchives.jp. Retrieved . animation.filmarchives.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . animation.filmarchives.jp. Retrieved . animation.filmarchives.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . animation.filmarchives.jp. Retrieved . animation.filmarchives.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . animation.filmarchives.jp. Retrieved . animation.filmarchives.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . animation.filmarchives.jp. Retrieved . animation.filmarchives.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . animation.filmarchives.jp. Retrieved . animation.filmarchives.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Animation: A World History: Volume I: Foundations - The Golden Age. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . animation.filmarchives.jp. Retrieved . animation.filmarchives.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Animation: A World History: Volume I: Foundations - The Golden Age. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . animation.filmarchives.jp. Retrieved . animation.filmarchives.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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