The Dull Sword
1917 4m movie Film Japan

The Dull Sword

なまくら刀

Synopsis

なまくら刀

A samurai purchases a new sword only to find it is already dull. When he returns to the dull looking merchant to complain, something quite unexpected happens.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The Dull Sword. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Comedy + Animation in Japan

973 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Dull Sword itself).

Position in Catalog

The 2nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

23
Reviews
41st
Review-volume percentile
1st
Popularity percentile

23 audience reviews — more than 41% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 1th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

5.1
TMDB Rating
23
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,397 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (4th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #1,369 of 1,411 (top 97%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesKobayashi Shokai
Runtime4m
Release DateJune 30, 1917
IMDbtt0438075