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**Baromaro** · 09-09-2010, 04:24 PM

[QUOTE=Tommy_Z;425739
Outside of Hollywood, the best depictions of sword duels Ive seen are from the Japanese films;
1) When The Last Sword is Drawn
2) Love and Honor
3) The Hidden Blade
4) Twilight Samurai (who actually stars the village sword master in The Last Samurai)

...where they are definitely not `romanticized.[/QUOTE]

Some great films in there. But they are, absolutely, romanticized.

09-09-2010, 04:24 PM	#22
Baromaro Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 537 Senior Member	[QUOTE=Tommy_Z;425739 Outside of Hollywood, the best depictions of sword duels Ive seen are from the Japanese films; 1) When The Last Sword is Drawn 2) Love and Honor 3) The Hidden Blade 4) Twilight Samurai (who actually stars the village sword master in The Last Samurai) ...where they are definitely not `romanticized.[/QUOTE] Some great films in there. But they are, absolutely, romanticized.
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