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Kubo and the Two Strings is a 2016 American stop-motion animated fantasy film produced by Laika. It was directed by Travis Knight with a screenplay by Marc Haimes and Chris Butler . The voice cast includes Charlize Theron , Art Parkinson , Ralph Fiennes , Rooney Mara , George Takei and Matthew McConaughey .
Centers of sword production during the old sword (kotō) period. Provinces related to the Five Traditions are marked in red. Provinces related to the Five Traditions are marked in red. The Yamato tradition is the oldest, originating as early as the 4th century with the introduction of ironworking techniques from the mainland. [ 42 ]
Kobudō (古武道) can be translated as 古 (old) 武 (martial) 道 (way) "old martial art"; the term appeared in the first half of the seventeenth century. [1] Kobudō marks the beginning of the Tokugawa period (1603–1868) also called the Edo period, when total power was consolidated by the ruling Tokugawa clan. [2]
The show introduced all the groups in the SWORD area and the conflict between the SWORD gangs and Kuryu Group. [3] [4] The main director of High＆Low:The Story of S.W.O.R.D. is Shigeaki Kubo, while Toshimitsu Chimura, Hiroki Kubota, Yūdai Yamaguchi, Tsuyoshi Nakakuki and Takanori Tsujimoto also serve as directors for different episodes.
Gosoku-ryū (剛速流) is a style of karate which was founded by Takayuki Kubota. [1] Gosoku stands for hard and fast, which suggests a combination of techniques both from the fast and dynamic Shōtōkan style as well as from the strength-focused Gōjū-ryū style.
Hattori Hanzō (服部 半蔵, c. 1542 [1] – January 2, 1597) or Second Hanzō, nicknamed Oni no Hanzō (鬼の半蔵, Demon Hanzō), [2] was a famous samurai of the Sengoku era, who served the Tokugawa clan as a general, credited with saving the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu and then helping him to become the ruler of united Japan.
Sword scholars collect and study oshigata, or paper tang-rubbings, taken from a blade: to identify the mei, the hilt is removed and the sword is held point side up. The mei is chiseled onto the tang on the side which traditionally faces away from the wearer's body while being worn; since the katana and wakizashi are always worn with the cutting ...
Japanese wooden staff "bō" weapon made in the shape of a walking cane, 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in) tall and 15 cm (5.9 in) circumference Two Japanese bō; one is 140 cm (55 in) tall and 15 cm (5.9 in) in circumference in the form of a walking stick, the other is 180 cm (6 ft) tall and 1 in (25 mm) in diameter in the form of a staff.