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Escrime au sabre japonais (1897)

Escrime au sabre japonais poster
Directed by
Constant Girel
Genre
documentary film, silent film
Country
France
Runtime
1 min
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a silent short film from 1897 showing two fencers practicing kendo in Kyoto. They wear armor and use bamboo swords, and they bow to each other before beginning.

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What happens

Escrime au sabre japonais est un film documentaire français du catalogue commercial Auguste et Louis Lumière. Il s'agit du numéro 926 du catalogue de la firme de production Lumière. Ce film a été tourné à Kyoto à la fin d'octobre 1897 par Constant Girel. Louis Lumière n'était apparemment pas satisfait du travail de Girel, pour des motifs inconnus. Le sabre japonais s'appelle Kendo. Au kendo, selon le protocole de la politesse, on se salue avant et après le combat. L'histoire du Kendo remonte à l'époque d'Edo. Le kendo a ensuite été établi en tant que sport à l'ère Meiji. On voit dans le film que les pratiquants portent l'armure (bôgu) et ont le sabre de bambou. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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