Katsumotos (Ken Watanabe) Katana | LAST SAMURAI, THE (2003)

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Sold Stock #58865 | Sold Oct 12 2016

LAST SAMURAI, THE (2003)

Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction 2016

Katsumoto's (Ken Watanabe) Katana

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Katsumoto's (Ken Watanabe) hero katana from Edward Zwick's war epic The Last Samurai. Katsumoto used his katana throughout the film as he fought the Japanese Imperial Army, first against, then alongside American Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise). Katsumoto ultimately took his own life with the sword, before being presented to Emperor Meiji (Shichinosuke Nakamura).

The sword is made of aluminium, with a resin grip designed to look like wood, bound in cloth and an ornate plastic guard. The blade is blunted to prevent injury to performers. A blood groove runs along the length of the left-hand side of the blade, while the right-hand side's groove is broken by an array of engraved symbols. The grip is finished in black and white with faux-gold accents. The piece is retained in a resin scabbard finished in black, bound in black and white rope.

The sword exhibits some wear from production use, including chips in the paint finish and mud on the scabbard from use on the battlefield. Sheathed dimensions: 102 cm x 7.5 cm x 6.5 cm (40 ¼" x 3" x 2 ½")

Estimate: £4000 - £6000
Size

Item size: 40.16" × 3.94" × 3.54" (102cm × 10cm × 9cm)

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