Samurai Sword Master Rates 10 Japanese Sword Scenes In Movies And TV | How Real Is It? | Insider

Kaito Suiju is master of the Hisui school of battōjutsu and instructor at Hisui Tokyo. He has been teaching katana sword fighting for decades and is of samurai descent. Master Suiju rates the realism of katana sword scenes in movies, including skills of actors, the way they hold and train with the swords, as well as the choreography of fights. He also debunks some of the commonly accepted myths and legends around samurai history and culture and points out where Hollywood gets it wrong.
During the video Master Suiju demonstrates the correct method of how to grip and move with a katana sword, as well as talking us through the different parts of the sword. Master Suiju rates Japanese-language movies including "Harakiri" (1962), "Yojimbo" (1961), "13 Assassins" (2010), "The Sword of Doom" (1966), "Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins" (2012) as well as anime such as "Samurai Champloo" (2004). And Hollywood movies such as "John Wick Chapter 3 - Parrabellum" (2019), "The Last Samurai" (2003), and "Kill Bill Vol.1" (2003). He also looks at a fight between Maeve (Thandi Newton) and Musashi (Hiroyuki Sanada) in HBO's "Westworld" (2020).
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[@jjurss7263]

Rather than nitpicking or complaining about bad things, he focused entirely on educating. What a wonderful mindset he has.

[@bastiat6865]

THAT's what I got out of it. It would be uncouth to nitpick. Why give energy to things that do not need it.

[@dean1039]

Bushido. Life in every breath.

[@crowstar9069]

That is part of being a master, not only he shows it through the sword or the arts, but in the way he approach life.

[@Menuki]

He could be low key tearing you apart but you take it and have the highest respect for the guy afterwards

[@Philmaster07]

this is the japanese style they are friendly

[@tormundgiantsbane6133]

“The man dies without so much as a final word. It is wonderful” - Kaito Suiju

[@foolslayer9416]

I love this guy!!!

[@adammaximus9957]

The most underrated comment of all time.

[@ferencszabo3504]

Yeah,I cannot decide to cry or laugh about it...

[@darkphantom4321]

I feel the Honor.....

[@JesusDisciple916]

Dying immediately is certainly better than the alternative.

[@AveDominusNoctis]

"I saw this movie 58 years ago, when I was 16" this dude is 74 years old?! I would have guessed 54 tops, he looks amazing.

[@trevordelarosa3599]

That's bc he hasn't been eating fast food bullshit for decades

[@poetsrear]

@@trevordelarosa3599 + Regular exercise & practicing emotional stability. Our own stress hormones age these bodies....

[@badcornflakes6374]

@@poetsrear + genetics which is a big one

[@flashgordon6510]

@@badcornflakes6374 Genetics is only 20% of the aging equation. 80% is still within your control.

[@Yawnpawn1]

@@flashgordon6510 No. Genetics are your hardware potential. Of course most people waste their potential, but there is no way to compensate for very bad genetics, even if you optimize your lifestyle.

[@benrichey2593]

“I saw this film as a young boy and it changed my life. Based on this film I dedicated my life to the art of the samurai. 8/10.”

[@chuckporter9526]

At least you know the nostalgia goggles aren't a thing with this guy. I mean, my martial arts career started with Power Rangers and Ninja Turtles, and I hope no one would consider those shows to be definitive martial arts experiences.

[@AH-ml2jl]

The journey started with Dragon Ball Z for myself. Unfortunately still working on my kamehameha…

[@davidvincent380]

@@AH-ml2jl I started with One Punch Man but I still have hard times to kill people in one hit

[@wildfire160]

Ive seen every one of these films and though i cant say they changed my life i can say i loved all of them...

[@Tirocy]

Well it was 9/10 but I see what you mean. I think the point of the video was to evaluate the correctness of the samurai's techniques and forms of presentation. Since in movies often for show reasons additional movements etc. are added, this often results in an unrealistic scenery. If he had been asked to rate how good he thought the movies were in general instead of how well the samurai were portrayed, I'm sure he would have given the fanboy 10/10.

[@KudaDM]

Expectation: "This is pure BS!" Reality: "This is a very difficult move. He must be very skilled."

[@qs987]

You know this is going to be good when they first clip is Dai bosatsu toge

[@gabrielesolletico518]

@David Harmon Yes.

[@MrZaranthan]

@David Harmon Something those belt mill "dojos" have forgotten: you're supposed to be teaching your students how to behave, not just how to hurt people.

[@MrZaranthan]

@David Harmon Sorry, I was trying to agree with you. My comment was a little too pithy.

[@xyclonekiller5005]

@@galaxykidM5 It's called humility, and it was part of bushido and has carried on throughout their culture.

[@aydenrussell3405]

I love how wholesome he is, whenever he sees a nearly impossible maneuver hes always just like ‘yeah that guy must be very skilled’

[@-taemiso-292]

Lmao i love it

[@RandomGuy-dp1li]

He must be learning to this day and age

[@johnnytopgun6414]

Japanese rarely talk negatively of a person, you have to have fucked up pretty bad for someone as dignified as this sensei to say something bad about you

[@Venomonomonom]

@@johnnytopgun6414 it's so refreshing and inspiring. Today in the west at least, everything is focused so much on humor items of ppl being acknowledged. I wonder if we'll go back to decency, and honor,respect, etc with less focus on being grand with attention drawn to you and use humor to liked. Sorry for my English lol

[@Chameshi]

And with such a straight face too xD

[@OolongCha89]

Just a note, Insider. The thumbnail of this video seems to have Kaito Sujiu mirrored (as in flipped horizontally). This makes him appear to be wearing the kimono with the right side over the left, which is only worn in such manner by the dead. I think it would be best to correct the thumbnail to properly portray and respect Kaito Sujiu.

[@jasonGamesMaster]

oh, and today I learned something! a detail that was almost CERTAINLY not known by the graphic designers and a great example of those little differences in culture that can lead to offense for seemingly inexplicable reasons but which make perfect sense when you have a better grasp of the situation.

[@decepticonmecha]

6 months and they still haven't changed it. LOL

[@Hetiekae]

Interesting thing. This note is why it took so long for DBZ to go outside of Japan. When they originally brought the idea over, the US wanted to flip the manga to be read left to right by simply mirroring the images. But Toriyama refused to have the Gi's belt to be tucked backwards, so it was postponed.

[@kobarcikobarsson6149]

Weeb

[@waynemyers2469]

If it's a matter of perspective don't you think the "spirits' or the appropriate entities involved in such things know the difference? Are you just trying to sound knowledgeable and slightly elevated above the rest of us poor commoners or do you actually believe that the inhabitants of the afterlife are that ignorant?

[@TAWASHI_D2]

I am Japanese, but I can feel the majesty of his atmosphere and aura. He is calm and undisturbed, and he praises and develops others. He is a true samurai.

[@madnessbydesign1415]

I'm an American who's studied Chinese Kung Fu for about 20 years, and I see it too. The real masters are usually like this: calm, centered, nothing to prove - and often, funny. I could listen to this man talk all day. His credentials are in his bearing... :)

[@youngblood2990]

I love how even if you can tell he doesn’t always approve of what he is seeing, he still focuses on what he finds impressive or good.

[@saidal-housni7790]

ikr

[@SwissSareth]

It's a very Japanese mindset, I think. You don't say what you don't like, even if you really want to scream in frustration. Kind of reminded me of that one guy -- I think it was the BBC that interviewed him -- who said he was so angry with the people staring at the phone and not looking where they're walking that he stopped apologising when he almost bumps into them while cycling. Not "started cursing at them" but "stopped apologising", which I found beautiful. XD

[@nathanosthegamr2227]

@@SwissSareth yup. Good people like that don't come around as often.

[@brotherzero]

Reminds me of the emperor's surrender speech in WW2... after getting their navy and air force turned to shreds, losing all of their territories, getting 67 cities firebombed and 2 nuked, he simply said that the war had developed "not necessarily to our advantage"...

[@mdwm1981]

That used to be how alot of people were, then the internet happened

[@Concetta20]

“[Tom Cruise’s] movements truly look like those of a samurai.” What a compliment!

[@scribbles1424]

Coming from a master that means a lot. Not many get that kind of praise.

[@nozecone]

Basically: "Tom Cruise killed it!" I look on Cruise with new-born respect.

[@shok24199]

That or he’s being very polite because he knows this is being broadcast.

[@alexdavis-mann8513]

Cruise trained a lot for this movie with various masters so he would get it right

[@elisedasvin170]

I've learnt recently that Tom Cruise received a lot of advices on sword fighting from Hiroyuki Sanada (the impressive and badass Ujio in the film), who is himself a master in this field. He's been studying sword fighting for over 30 years. Sanada said that he tought Cruise how to move and use his eyes to seem "more Japanese and less American", he also reported that Cruise was a very fast learner and a pleasure to work with on choreographies.

[@dostagirl9551]

I've watched a few of these "how real" videos with Tom Cruise movies, and in every one of them the experts praised his movements. Say what you will about the man - 'cause make no mistake, he's a bit unhinged - he really puts a lot of work into his art.

[@jsdzx]

Every video he gets his due. Little guy is a monster

[@Starold1]

@@jsdzx on top of that the dude is a F1 GP winner!

[@rufiredup90]

@@jsdzx he’s not that little where I come from. In fact, he’s pretty tall as a man here.

[@williansnobre]

Tom Cruise may be a bit crazy, but he is a perfectionist when it comes to this kind of things.

[@Absurdword]

@@jsdzx what a strange, backhanded compliment.

[@ireng714]

Compared this to other "experts" react only to brag about their own skills, he is very respectful and humble. Real master here 🙇🏻

[@DarkSnake49542]

He is japanese, just because he can say kind word 'he is a master in 2 years instead of 5 impressive' (from a guy who dedicate his life to that and teaching, right 2 years !) doesn't mean he meant it, just that he is supposed to sugarcoat his words to not appear rude. (in public at least, with foreigners even more) That why he is trying to find positive point everywhere (not that he meant them) and so no matter how bad some scenes were, he can't say he found them bad, just that he understood the intent behind it, not that it was well done. Still are the notes his doing or the channel?

[@Some.Donkus.]

@@helvete_ingres4717 I kind of had that feeling slowly growing on me throughout the video too. I think the folks doing HEMA might have a better feel of what actual sword fighting is like

[@kolega4ever]

@@helvete_ingres4717 actually wouldn't say "1 guy doesn't stand against 10" that is actually possible, but VERY UNLIKELY. Even if you are fit martial arts expert or special operations guy your chance of survival increases, but still are low, however not 0

[@Perkeletricksterservantofrher]

way better than the next one on the auto play list the affirmative action special ops "sniper" terrible kind that lot is.

[@EvansEasyJapanese]

”If he can do that, he must really be skilled!" -- The Japanese way of saying "BUUUULLLLSHIIIIITTTT"

[@partnermammoth2562]

he understands that a film must have a certain bit of artistic license

[@fragrantwinter8233]

I can’t help but be taken by how polite he is in the face of what some might consider an insult to their craft.

[@sumantapavuluri4020]

Oh didn’t know that...I thought he was actually praising him lol

[@UrbanCohort]

There are entire VOLUMES of content if you read between the lines, of course. I, for one, prefer to think that he's being respectful to the theatrics of each shot, rather than thinking in his heart-of-hearts that it's absolutely ridiculous. Actually, on further reflection, he seems to be commenting more on the spirit of the characters being portrayed than on the actual techniques involved....Hm.

[@madonbarma2531]

It's called being respectful. He knows it's all just a gimmick, but it doesn't mean that just cz it's fake it's all BS..... He's a grandmaster for a reason, both in skills and intellectually.

[@goryguy5106]

Take "This would barely be possible." Filter through an immense amount of dignity and humility. Get "They must be very skilled."

[@jeremydixon1586]

“The way this man kicked his opponent directly into the sun is known as Taiyō no shi. To pull of this move, he must be very skilled…”

[@aminuolawale1843]

My thoughts exactly. Probably part of the samurai culture.

[@issyd2366]

So you still don't believe that any of these moves are realistic?

[@kevinmorrice]

thats japan

[@user-bz6hi3nd2m]

This made me laugh 😂

[@supervegito8340]

As someone who trained under a private master, I am in love with this man. He’s entirely focused on education instead of nitpicking and gives a great analysis of the situation. I love it. He says all the right things and is full of facts. I can’t state how much better it gets as you watch.

[@Bahamut3525]

It's just the way a Japanese master at his craft acts. Of course it seems jarring for us arrogant Westerners.

[@barbatos9441]

Fun fact: Kenshin Himura is based on a true Hitokiri during Late Edo period named Kawakami Gensai. A highly skilled swordsman and one of the four most notable assassins of the bakumatsu era.

[@zedankhan6123]

Kawakami Gensai was Kawakami Bansai in Gintama

[@rumblefish9]

Fun fact: The actor who plays Kenshin, Takeru Satoh, has played 2 of the 4 Hitokiri of the Bakumatsu. First is Gensai, and the other is Okada Izo in the series Ryomaden. And yes, Takeru did train specifically in various battoujutsu techniques. In The Final, he pulls off a very fast strike in real-time during the scene where he's trying out to be part of the Kiheitai.

[@twitchgiggles]

and here i go on a deep dive

[@samuelhaverghast2442]

@@rumblefish9 he also injured himself when he did the scene of Himura fighting Cho the Swordhunter in Kyoto Inferno, he literally was limping off set at the end

[@Strawberryknight]

Fun fact: it gets 6/10 rating (19:36) from Master Suiju😁

[@KyleCowden]

How is it a man can command such respect just by sitting and talking? This has been my favorite one of these I believe.

[@Fenrisson]

It's certainly my favorite, for sure. Because of his respect, humility and focus.

[@franciscogonzalez1110]

He certainly has a very strong aura and presence

[@tgillies101]

That is what a man of honour looks (dare I say feels) like.

[@d.oahugrown808king7]

It is natural by nature of how us Japanese are meant to carry ourselves. I am not pure I'm a half breed so I have my negative sides, but the Japanese in me always has made me hold myself to a high standard of class, honor, and respect, its just tainted by the other blood that's in my veins but I love all my nationality because it's what molded me into who I am today but I have the most love for my Japanese side by far.

[@partidoaalisa]

He did give some demonstrations

[@haraldisdead]

"He must be very skilled to do something like that." This man is also a master of politely calling bullshit.

[@Timerooy]

lol

[@tylersizelove7521]

I like how he mentions the "noren" cloth can only be cut vertically, the attention to detail is amazing. A small thing most of us would miss.

[@TONEDEAFSOUND]

truly i wouldn’t have ever known

[@ecg5097]

This was an amazing episode. The expert doesn't criticize or belittle even the most obvious obscurities. Instead, he provides lessons on the right things they do and educates. The positivity of this episode make this one of my favorite in this type of series.

[@alexanderanderson6605]

Felt like I was taking important life lessons from my godfather. 10/10

[@lost.l7069]

Wholesome comment

[@Paveway-chan]

"Hmmm, yes, he's sprinting and jumping around as he's fighting. This can easily make you out of breath..." This is British levels of understatement :D

[@mkleng]

Hahahaha!! Never thought other non-brits will see this too!

[@goofygrandlouis6296]

Yep, the Brits are indeed a fan of back-handed compliments. Perfidious un jour, perfidious toujours.

[@arbdistress5592]

And "he is doing very well" .. hahaha

[@user-or6mz4gy6i]

@@arbdistress5592 compare to the lengths he goes into explaining how right is the stance of the Samurai (Jin) and how the way of slashing into noren must be perfect to cut through to see that he did not trash the scene completely. He might actually just think "well, that's just for drama after all" (in Samurai Champloo, Mugen IS supposed to be a superior fighter DESPITE his lack of form and formal training. He's just a street fighter but they marge him in an unrealistic way with lots of things a real fighter would not do because it would not be efficient (which would bring him closer to the Samurai actually)

[@raventamer99]

"Getting killed will result in death." - Aristotle, probably

[@huskiefan8950]

I love this dude. Rather than say "oh, bullshit!" When they do these incredible things, he instead says "they must be quite an expert, or they must have trained that move for years" as if in his mind, it's possible with focus and training. Something about his mindset man, it's awesome.

[@sxfia214]

Idk if anyone else pointed this out already, but the Nihongo he’s speaking is extremely formal. Absolutely the polar opposite of what we’re used to hearing in Japanese media, esp anime. Given that he’s addressing us “lesser folk” and still using such respectful language must mean he’s exceptionally humble.

[@wintrsnows]

What do you mean by us "lesser folk" ? Are you implying it's since he's the master and we're his students ?

[@Bahamut3525]

From my point of view, this is how most Japanese speak. Anime is terrible Japanese, any Japanese teacher will tell you this.

[@nicholasricardo8443]

@@wintrsnows Yes exactly, he is educating us in this video, so we are essentially students

[@franektomczak3894]

And I am happy to hear it

[@JungleLibrary]

This comment makes me cringe so bad. Keigo is literally basic manners. It's default. Not only is this how any expert would speak in an interview (of course each with their own idiosyncracies like this man's 'maaasu's), this is basically how anyone would speak in public to someone they don't know. Keigo is like 90% of Japanese speaking because it's polite. You use it unless you're: speaking to a subordinate (sometimes), with friends, in an anime (and a very specific type of anime at that) or you're a foreigner with limited vocab (and that's ok: people are forgiving because you don't know better - aka the 'gaijin pass).

[@tyomies6168]

"It was the most exciting movie I have ever seen". He says without even blinking. :D

[@Quincy_Morris]

This guy talking about good sword fights: -_- This guy talking about bad sword fights: -_- This guy fanboying about a film he loved as a teen: -_- Not gonna lie that’s pretty badass

[@Divine_Serpent_Geh]

A very humble wise man. However, it looks like some people have trouble reading into Japanese expression. When he says “He must be extremely skilled” or “It would be very difficult, to pull off a move like that”, he’s practically saying it would be impossible in a real sword fight.

[@steevehoyoufat9155]

Nobody has trouble noticing that. People are just acknowledging that instead of doing that he just focuses on what he did like or what at least wasn't so bad, finding the good in it one way or another. And how is that "Japanese expression" and not just simply a good positive person???

[@connoraxon8741]

People notice, but people find it hard to read sarcasm as it's in a different language

[@steevehoyoufat9155]

@@connoraxon8741 That doesn't even make sense. Sarcasm is sarcasm. And he's not being sarcastic.

[@mirage4023]

@@steevehoyoufat9155 you’ve clearly never heard a native Japanese person be sarcastic then

[@steevehoyoufat9155]

@@mirage4023 and it's not something I care to look forward to either. You say that like it's a bad thing or even important.

[@matasa7463]

If anyone wonders about just how good Suiju-sensei is, just look at the end where he does a demonstration doing a double cut tameshigiri. To cut that perfectly even once is hard enough, and he does it twice, on a a piece that's already cut off! I can't even begin to describe how difficult it is to do something like that.

[@brandonsexton9017]

And he makes it look effortless. Awesome!

[@keenanholland8429]

I have done one cut.... with Allot of practice.... Benkyo benkyo benkyo... 😂 How he does TWO while remaining so fluid and poised is truly amazing!

[@helvete_ingres4717]

practicing a cut against an inanimate object doesn't mean he knows anything about sword-fighting or fighting in general - and judging by what he says throughout this video, with all due respect, he doesn't know anything

[@YamatoTre]

@@helvete_ingres4717 Are you bent? The insight he had about why samurai move their swords so slowly was genius logic. I always thought it was just to look "cool" but it serves a purpose. And furthermore, the skill of that double cut was tremendous, and shows a poise and grace that is indicative of years of learning, you eggplant.

[@DingbatToast]

@@helvete_ingres4717 when we criticise others, we reveal much about ourselves.

[@RevanJJ]

I’m very surprised that he gave Cruise so compliments. Found this man on Ghost of Tsushima and absolutely appreciate any video of him analyzing these things. He has an excellent mindset, that of a true martial arts Master and teacher.

[@seccosec]

Yes me too. I though he was going to butchered him :) Honestly, and I'm far from being an expert, Cruise blade looks out of control during the whole blow.

[@nickg131]

As much as I dislike Cruise, the guy really does put a crazy amount of work into what he does.

[@jackmeredith9849]

In Japan it is considered rude to be negative or critical of a lot of things, Especially on TV. He wouldn't know that he even could or was supposed to be critical of these films. It is in the culture to just focus on the positive aspects.

[@GravesLilDarkAngel]

I really like that his focus was more on the educational as a master and instructor then critiquing the films as a whole.

[@brentwebb9475]

As an American we can learn a lot from Japanese culture and way of of thinking

[@paji2030]

@@brentwebb9475 I mean kind of, some things deserve criticism, that and in Japan they literally have the age of 13 as the age of consent, and cafes with underage children entertaining grown men

[@samsan3095]

@@paji2030 If that's true, they have something in common with Florida.

[@hydro_fallenstar3281]

Samurai learn to not complain

[@monotohnoindependenten3475]

The man is seriously skilled that he can watch the screen behind his back...

[@thepuffin4050]

Training

[@sknkamisama]

He keeps a very good maai

[@CornelPanic]

He just needs to listen.

[@theodorekaczynski1683]

It's an ancient samurai trick, very impressive.

[@muan5518]

he has unagi

[@walt33743]

You can feel this man's pure, unfiltered PRESENCE, even through the screen. He just exudes it.

[@TheDeconstructivist]

His commentary on The Last Samurai is particularly great. It's a reminder just how much effort Tom Cruise puts into the authenticity of his physical performances (watching the "Quick Draw Expert" talk about his scene in Collateral is a similar experience).

[@Comicsluvr]

'Up to the age of 6, children train with wooden swords.' So you have 7-year-olds holding real steel. WOW!

[@nifty1940]

@Ronin Patriot How true.

[@Ulvetann]

**Looking out the window watching norwegian 7-year old chopping wood with axe**

[@buxadonoff]

@@Ulvetann be carefull, the state might come over and take your kid for abuse

[@pedyou9442]

I think it would be real metal. But I think it won't be sharp. Hopefully not.

[@Comicsluvr]

@@pedyou9442 Fair point. Real metal would have the same weight, but it need not be sharp. In stage fighting we often use something called a Schlager blade. It's oval and very safe.

[@Boogie3D]

This man talks with so much respect and dignity. Wow!

[@tomhughes5123]

hes an actor . hes probably talking about his chip shop menu , samurai bullshit ,

[@jerrybebop]

I love how he is so dignified but you can still feel the katana nerd who genuinely loves movies with swords

[@rememberthatyoumustdie]

@@jerrybebop who doesn’t like movies with swords? Hell im practically 18 and I still watch movies with swords. (Akira Kurosawa, Star Wars, Samurai anime etc)

[@konohahurricane07]

"The man dies without so much as a final word. It's wonderful." lol brutal

[@DJBlackGhostP]

I enjoyed this analysis. No nitpicking. Just educating and truly analyzing the situations in the movies.

[@ryanwight9116]

I'd love to see him review Ghost of Tsushima, not just for cultural references but also the fighting gameplay

[@ladboii2901]

Buzzfeed multiplayer already did that

[@slickperspective2745]

There's a channel already did it but I can't remember which one.

[@ksmart1235]

That's a cool idea

[@johnnytopgun6414]

@@ladboii2901 yes but it would be nice to see the old generations thoughts on the video game art. Buzzfeeds video was young fella

[@ToreDL87]

@@johnnytopgun6414 Yeah I dont want the Buzzfeed version, they probably crammed some China loving anti gun shit in there while they were at it.

[@shodostation7943]

There's a translation mistake:, Hasuji, what he refers to at 9:05, is the "angle of the blade", and not the "pressure of your strike" as it is translated in the subtitles. For those who were wondering. :)

[@SirWickMusic]

Arigato!

[@Heroesflorian]

Wasn't wondering but now that you mention it that does indeed sound a lot more sensical. Arigato gozai mashita!

[@brucelaborin2124]

I enjoyed this video, immensely. This instructor was everything I expected; demonstrating poise, readiness, and dignity. His use of proper Japanese dialect is also a sign of his status, as an instructor or master. He has dedicated his life to the study of Bushido, and proper stance and usage of the sword. I would've been on complete awe of him, were I to meet him. I was first introduced to the actual notions of "Samurai", and "Bushido" when my dad lent me a VHS copy of the ORIGINAL 13 Samurai, when I was in my early twenties. I had been one of those 80's kids who were Ninja crazy, watching Sho Kosugi movies, reading Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics by Eastman and Laird, and had the Storm Shadow Cobra Ninja figure, which was prized above all my other G.I. Joe figures. Ninjas were a whole different breed from Samurai. After 13 Samurai, my dad Kent me Yojimbo, and Sanjuro. Then he had me watch The Seven Samurai. I am still in awe of that particular Samurai film, to this day. Watching this video, made me very happy, and I watched and listened to his every word, trying to learn what I could.

[@doncallangher6177]

If you liked Kurosawa's work, a good complement would be Twilight Samurai.

[@c.t.d7560]

The most impressive thing about it for me was that this man was able to give so many details, even if they were general, of characters that (I think) he did not know just by looking at their facial expression and their body movements, such as when he said that Kenshin was calm, or O-Ren was a strong and confident woman

[@ErbbaIpaj]

THIS COMMENT! when he said that kenshin must be the "descendant of a respectable samurai" i actually screamed

[@rumblefish9]

They showed the wrong scene for Kenshin. He wasn't going to ever use his sword on that scene. That scene was meant to highlight Kenshin as a pacifist. Its a great scene to show aikido techniques, not so much Iaido. Such a shame because the actor who plays Kenshin does a lot of battojutsu techniques in the movie.

[@diastleu274]

Other experts: oh, this is not real, it is not how it use to work Japanese Samurai: very impressive

[@Divine_Serpent_Geh]

He is pretty much saying the same thing albeit much more politely. It’s a Japanese thing. Also, he’s a very humble man.

[@mirage4023]

@@Divine_Serpent_Geh I love the “It’s a Japanese thing”

[@Haggy836]

@@mirage4023 it's 100% a Japanese / Samurai thing, they are always polite.

[@ashleyhoughton8592]

"this contains a lot of difficult moves" = Japanese for, this is unrealistic.

[@wardtmar]

Other experts are all very skilled indeed.

[@NZMateus]

One thing to learn from this video, and this man, is respect. Even when he gave the film a low grade, where clearly the film had poor choreography, he respectfully commented on the scenes, and always tried to point out the best of each.

[@jeffthemercenary]

Basically he point out pros and cons of each movie

[@orikarru7877]

This is easily one of my favorite videos of this kind. He provides ratings and the like, but he also explains and gives so much information about the styles, stances, and movements that I felt I was learning a good bit about how samurai fought.. more than most documentaries about it, actually. Very good. 10/10.

[@ImmaGundam]

My favorite of all "Master Rates" videos so far. Such a knowledgeable and well constructed review. A+

[@mortezamohammadi8173]

dude: *talks for 20 minutes* subtitles: *They are using wooden swords*

[@gabrieldasilva7970]

Well, to be fair, that's japanese for you!

[@darthollpheist1156]

@@gabrieldasilva7970 Yeah, "what's up" is 7,498 letters.

[@AbdulRahman-fj7jc]

Actually the translation is kinda slow a bit.. the samurai guy already talking about some things else but the subtitle is still translate what he said before. Sorry for my English

[@darthollpheist1156]

@@AbdulRahman-fj7jc Yeah. I think most people understand that. We're just making fun of how long the words are in Japanese.

[@gabrieldasilva7970]

@@darthollpheist1156 Damn, you would be surprised HAHAHAHA Who would win a discussion, a Japanese or a German?

[@abadenoughdude300]

This felt less like a rating and more like a lecture with detailed backgrounds. To the point the ratings at the end of each segment felt out of place. Very cool stuff and a welcome change from the usual breakdown format.

[@draziq3300]

Oml your pfp lol

[@rajitspdstr]

No complains, no nitpicking, just great education and feedback, a true Master. This is how these videos should be.

[@Initial__B]

He's the most chill critic I have seen on this format show.

[@makeithappenbourriht963]

This man is so humble, that even impossible moves like in the anime where he jumps over the guy, he is just like: Impressive, very difficult move. Samurai fanboys would scold these movies out for having no real correlation to samurai, yet a real samurai isnt bothered with it and finds it impressive.

[@Divine_Serpent_Geh]

When he says “Very difficult move” during the Samurai Champloo fight, he is politely saying it’s pretty much impossible. It’s a Japanese expressive thing.

[@yungsouichi2317]

@@Divine_Serpent_Geh I mean he could also just be bullshitting for effect

[@makeithappenbourriht963]

@@Divine_Serpent_Geh still very humble. He could have just laughed and said thats dumb and impossible, like most people would do. The fact that he could even say the word impressive for something that is obviously impossible, already makes him so much more humble then a lot of people.

[@jakedunkin4728]

Saitama from one punch man: punches so hard he changes the weather Samurai Master: Good technique, very impressive.

[@mikaelnyberg7075]

@@jakedunkin4728 Very difficult to perform with a cape on

[@Gjergji311]

Did they really grab a Japanese sword master and ask him to review an anime battle?

[@redace4821]

And the fact that he review with no actually negative comments it just show how humble and great he is

[@kevinmencer3782]

@@redace4821 notice it was still rated 5/10. He was very subtly insulting it.

[@jeffthemercenary]

@@kevinmencer3782 even a person like him still thinks its unrealistic

[@aaroncutler6383]

@@kevinmencer3782 But fans of the Star Wars sequels would of rated a battle way more unrealistic then these 70/10, considering there is no connection to Star Wars in the supposed to be STAR WARS sequels.

[@Kairac112]

@@redace4821 to be fair not the best fight of the series.

[@rachitmohangupta2146]

11:17 ' and with a sword that has started to loose its edge, it's hard to cut people in next battle' - what a practical advice !

[@kyle570]

This is my new favorite critique video! Intelligent, respectful, and completely eye-opening to a sword art I'm not overly familiar with. I really enjoyed the in-depth discussions and explanations of moves seen in the films, and personally enjoyed the variation between more "serious" samurai films vs. the very silly ones. (Of course the traditional ones will always be better, but we all need a little theatrics now and then, right?) Thank you so much, Kaito Suiju-dono, for your time and expertise!

[@Simon-lq5uk]

The way he speaks and the sound of his voice radiates wisdom, knowledge, and experience. Sent chills down my spine.

[@smrt1111111111111]

Make more stuff with him. He seems so wise and smart. I could listen him talking about paint draining for hours and still be interested.

[@Roger-go6jc]

I found this mesmerising. He reminded me so much of my first Judo instructor, who was German and living in Melbourne. Calm self discipline down the ages.The scoring of the movies was interesting too. What a fascinating man.

[@stareye8]

More please of this fascinating teacher Kaito Suiju. I feel honoured just to watch his critique. Masterful and elegant. So impressive. I learned a lot.

[@GhostEye31]

I like that he doesn't really say anything bad about films even if he doesn't rate them as highly. It's very humble while at the same time it is very clear he is a subject matter expert.

[@vidardabard]

I thought the same thing. It is an interesting insight into how his mind works that his go to is "that would be very difficult, he must be skilled" instead of "That's just not realistic".

[@jack_copperz]

Yeah but what he is actually saying is it's nearly impossible to do such moves. It's a Japanese thing. They politely call out the bs in the form of a compliment.

[@vidardabard]

@@jack_copperz I didn't know that. Puts it in a completely different perspective.

[@boooster101]

@@vidardabard a great example is "Nihongo ga jouzu desu ne" "Your japanese is really good" It usually means that your japanese is way off.

[@AK-ot2nb]

I am scared of this guy even if its 109 years old

[@virendragarg4083]

Same

[@stefanjovanovic5651]

Is he really 109? Where did he said that?

[@gloobs4913]

Stefan Jovanovic The commenter said "even if". When did the commenter directly state that he was over 100 years old?

[@sadcat8671]

He’s 74 (approximately). In the middle of the video, he comments on one of the movies and how he saw it when he was 16, 58 years ago. So he’s 74.

[@kpsiex]

@@sadcat8671 He has brown hair while 74?? Now I'm even more afraid of this man.

[@bradyvelvet9432]

Your blade will lose its edge during the heat of battle - so grab a fresh sword off a dead opponent Great advice for the next time you find yourself in a multi-opponent sword fight in an alley somewhere!

[@kaysharogers32]

🤣🤣🤣

[@carlosronkiyo8294]

For a pragmatic and survival pov that sounds right but a.samurai wouldn't grave another warrior's weapon because that would be like insulting the people that train him, and the swordsmith that made the sword

[@dyahns]

To be fair, in that particular movie it was an ambush, so they have loads of swords scattered around in advance. In the clip he grabs a fresh sword off the post, not his opponent’s.

[@ryckarduhryckarduh180]

Its true, I did exactly that yesterday and you know it paid off because Im here commenting.

[@doncallangher6177]

In skirmishes and battles before Meiji, many samurai did exactly this. To avoid chipping their fine swords by hacking into armor and bone, being skilled enough to disarm and use an opponents sword, and tossing the wrecked steel afterwards.

[@movieman3591]

I love that he gave all of them a fair chance and review and his insight on the art of Japanese sword fighting and how he loves the close to details the filmmakers have with the fighting style and blades

[@Snapper314]

Why am I not surprised that Tom Cruise put in the real work to become proficient enough to actually pass as someone skilled on screen. Bravo.

[@michaelriddick7116]

That had me really worried NGL "The Last Samurai" is one of my favorite movies and scene in particluar ... ... I thought this man was about destroy it!! 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@eriklerougeuh5772]

tom cruise is known for sex appeal in action movie and scientology, people think they are too much paid, but a lot of people ignore their hard work, they underestimate the mentality of hollywood actors, their culture ask them to match a role perfectly, transform their body loose/earn weight, grow hair, learn skill or langage, thats how some of hollywood star do it, by hard work... they hire coach of each kind, like sword master, dietetician, training, professor, tom cruise belong to this race of actor, and thats what hollywood ask of them... if you search on internet, they said he trained 5hours/day in swords during 8month, that make 1250hours of martial training, so i wont say he acquired sword skill quickly, he got it by the legit way, but contrarly to commoners like us, who have a job and practice a sport/activty less than 5hours/week, tom cruise's job his to prepare his roles , so he can train 7x times harder than us.

[@rylian21]

Everyone involved with that movie did. They were going for realistic historical fiction with an eye to being very respectful of the setting and culture. To what degree they succeeded is open to interpretation, but they spent a small fortune on consultants and trainers. I am lead to believe that the movie was very well received in Japan.

[@redace4821]

@@eriklerougeuh5772 Couple of words you spell wrong and some sentences structure a little bit weird but others than that you explained what's on your mind perfectly. If you are not native then practice some more but if you are native am sure is just miss typos, don't mind me if that's the case.

[@amyochoa3817]

@@redace4821 its a KZbin comment none of that shit matters. Ur either really immature A child Or both

[@julieghim7846]

I like how he dressed in his best threads for the video- he talked about how wearing Hakama and kimono with Montsuki shows that the ronin respects his lineage highly, and he’s wearing his own!! Very respectable. You can tell he is a very experienced instructor from the way he speaks

[@amyochoa3817]

Idk I was kind of expecting him to show up in boardshorts and flip flops lol

[@AC-fr9yu]

I absolutely loved how informative this was!

[@felixcat9318]

What a remarkable man, his knowledge, insight and observations were an absolute joy to hear, and in such a calm voice and demeanour! This is, without doubt the very best of this series, a visual and narrative feast for the mind, body and soul... Edited for typo.

[@awise25]

I liked how he explained the different sizes of katana's and what movements they would be most useful for.

[@awise25]

@R. Schowiada71 auto spell check

[@CK-kd5pn]

@R. Schowiada71 If you English-ify it, the plural form of katana would be katanas. However, the plural form of katana is still katana in Japanese.

[@jonathanlim9896]

so Hirakamae is basically t-posing and saying,” approach me like a man boi”

[@demonbaned]

Apparently T-posing is an actual flex

[@UnseenSpartan]

*BOY*

[@NameName-yw4vr]

who knew that t-posing was an actual combat stance

[@GreenBoxStudio1]

@@NameName-yw4vr Mace Windu knows😂

[@vanderwallstronghold8905]

@@UnseenSpartan *_B O I I I_*

[@garyb2392]

The samurai perspective was amazing ! Getting his input was someone’s genius idea! Learned a ton about the samurai mindset as a result! TY

[@NbSkaz]

Calm, masterful, humble, respectful and kind. A lot of people could learn a lot from this man.

[@duongbinh211]

I love this guy. He expresses so little yet it says so much! And even if he gives the scene a somewhat bad score he still focuses more on educating and giving compliments. What a gentleman!

[@fragrantwinter8233]

I love how politely he critiques everything. It’s so... Different, to what I’m used to hearing when it comes to people who know what they’re talking about analyse film portrayals of things.

[@NocturnEternal]

Fun fact: Many Japanese have learned to be polite in expressing their opinions as to not disrupt the harmony within talking. Japanese people think if one is overly opinionated and needs to have discussions for the sake of debate, that one individual can come off as really obnoxious. I learned that from “12 Things Not to Do in Japan” by Chris Broad from the channel Abroad in Japan. You should check it out. 👍🏻

[@fragrantwinter8233]

@@NocturnEternal interesting. I may do just that.

[@rethix5955]

This might've been one of the best and most educational videos i've ever watched on this site.

[@coryschlichting3517]

This was just so wonderful to watch! Thank you for sharing this video. I wish I could be trained in the art of the samurai by this master.

[@boii6569]

Never heard this guy for a year i hope he's doing good with this pandemic

[@azaanhm]

someone please check on this guy, we want to know if our samurai san is daijobu!?

[@Bolsa419]

Meeen, plz dont make me sad

[@niccatipay]

He will probably cut the Covid virus particles out of sheer will.

[@solitaire1423]

He is so cool and collected even about the impossible anime moves. Simply saying yeah, that's a difficult move he must be skilled. He didn't say ''it's impossible'' even once. I love that

[@The_Custos]

He's probably seen a few things people wouldn't believe possible.

[@Slewenski]

well that went way and beyond a rating of sword scenes in movies. This was really informative, wow :O thank you for all those interessting pieces of information

[@laminmaung7725]

I want to hear this master review other sword fight scenes from the last movie in this video, Rurouni Kenshin. In the scene he reviewed, it did not contain Kenshin using sword much. There are many other sword fight scenes from Rurouni Kenshin that INSIDER should show the master for review. I just want to hear the review because I really like the movie.

[@Raymoiful]

Kenshin vs Okita would be an awesome video for the master to analyze.

[@waynemyers2469]

I agree, it would be great if he reviewed other Samurai movies but even more than that I'd be interested in his opinion of European sword-fighting films, like Rob Roy or the Duelist or the Zorro and Three Musketeers movies or, and this would be really interesting, his perspective on the great sword-fight in The Princess Bride.

[@itsme-mj9ic]

I love how for Tom cruise character he says to get to his skill takes 3 to 5 years of training. And Tom cruise’s character only had two years, But he says that’s wonderful instead of stupid.

[@rumblefish9]

Tom Cruise had 2 years to train? Takeru Satoh had 3 months to train as Kenshin. Seriously. Watch the Rurouni Kenshin movies.

[@kylereese5841]

Yeah, well he was already a skilled warrior in other fighting techniques, he was a blue coat commander, you'd think that'd help.

[@AveSicarius]

The character was already a swordsman, once you learn a style of fighting, learning another similar style is much easier. Western and Eastern fencing are very similar, there are only so many ways you can move after all, the major difference comes in the weapons involved. The Katana is a pretty brittle blade with a good cutting edge, Tom Cruises character was already experienced in the saber which is more durable but a similar type of sword in almost every way. So Kenjutsu usually tended to avoid clashing swords, because they broke fairly easily, and focused on single stroke cuts to end a fight, with grappling being employed if the blades met, which is very similar to saber fighting, though you can more easily cross sabers. Basically it would be pretty easy for his character to learn a sword. But they wouldn't actually use swords in real life, they would use spears and bows. Katana were mostly ornamental and more a symbol of status as a Samurai, they weren't used in battles.

[@jp3813]

@@rumblefish9 He clearly said "character", though I don't think 2 years is accurate in the movie itself.

[@crownregis]

@@jp3813 the movie took place over let's say a late fall - winter - spring period so about 7 months but he only starts to become a practitioner in the village in the middle of winter. So by the end of the movie in Spring he had become an adequate swordsman. Yes he had background with a cavalry sword but that doesn't wholly translate to use of a katana. Similair function different uses.

[@DesertRainReads]

You can tell this guy knows his shit, he's one who calls it as he sees it, says what is good about a scene and what he felt they didn't do well, all without talking down on the scenes themselves. To me that is cool, he makes it enjoyable to watch based off of this alone. Rather than pausing on key frames, he keeps pointing out what he likes and doesn't like in each scene. We need more like him to do reviews.

[@robertodeluca1786]

The aura of respect this man emanate even through a screen is praiseworthy.

[@FKKTruthahn]

Amazing commentary, truly a great video with a great man explaining it

[@joeywestside7297]

Hes so positive nothing is impossible rather they must just be really skilled, love it.

[@Ulvetann]

This man could be standing in an erupting volcano and calmly say; "Impressive."

[@Penguinyuv]

@@Ulvetann 😮

[@aaroncutler6383]

@Kyaw Lwin Naing The Japanese way of life

[@christianbelzer]

I could Listen to this respectable and respectful man for hours.

[@robertschlesinger1342]

Excellent video. Very interesting, informative and worthwhile video.

[@greenapple5005]

THAT is the kind of teacher everyone would need in their life. Explains everything kindly, compliments when something is done correctly, pointing out inaccuracies without being rude. THAT is the kind of teacher that will make you want to move forward

[@TheMonkeyMedicine]

Japanese culture. He never puts BS down, but only mentions the highlights. What a great guy..

[@driver55]

Carries himself in true honor as he doesn’t critique Hollywood or media versions of combat and mainly focuses on the positive points and probabilities of it happening. True budo. 🙏

[@bafumat]

This is an excellent video. Thank you.

[@geogtv277]

I could have listened to his wisdom for hours more. Thank you for the video.

[@j.seagle6867]

really cool when he said that a dojo isnt where they train to fight with swords, but is a place to train human beings. makes u think about what sort of mindset and dedication trainers and instructors have to set someone right and make them better than their trainees could even imagine themselves to be. hats off to all of u trainers out there! 👍👏

[@fozzylozzy1131]

He says everything he needs to, in his own time, doesn't rush and explains things wonderfully, the Japanese are truly special people

[@theoutsiderspost4982]

Ask the descendants of Nanking if that is true.

[@prime1fan692]

@@theoutsiderspost4982 lmao they definitely would not

[@DopaminedotSeek3rcolonthree]

@@theoutsiderspost4982 What does Nanking have to do with any of this?

[@eliseereclus3475]

@@DopaminedotSeek3rcolonthree The Japanese army destroyed Nanking, raped tens of thousands of women, killed probably more than a hundred thousand people there...

[@DopaminedotSeek3rcolonthree]

@@eliseereclus3475 I'm not ignorant about the atrocities they committed... 80 years ago... I'm just asking about what it has to do with any of this NOW...

[@zainalamarzainalabidin4368]

Wow now I feel *that* much more privileged for having had even just one batto session with such a master of his craft when I was last in Tokyo.

[@nourslimane571]

The calmness and focusses of this man makes me very interested in Samurai more than any movie I watched AMAZING!!

[@jeremyhulbert3343]

Got a strong feeling this man would disarm and end me before I realized he drew his blade, then complement how well I died. Then go have a sandwich.

[@Awoman-ty7qh]

jeez :-D

[@xion1305]

I love how dignified and humble his opinions are on every scene was. Also his passion for the art is admirable. A good and honest man indeed...

[@Cenourafnord]

Que pessoa mais admirável, ele não fez nenhuma crítica direta ou corrosiva em nenhuma das obras e fez questão de apontar o que havia de bom em cada um delas e se preocupou em usar cada cena como um oportunidade de ensinar, quanta dignidade em uma pessoa só. Parabéns e muito obrigado por compartilhar essa aula.

[@donsimons9810]

That was super cool - thanks for showing people like this and their insight

[@1985Shoota]

Not one negative feedback. This man's respect level is off the roof

[@josi4251]

Yes, this is a rare event in the history of KZbin.

[@jeffthemercenary]

Still he rate the movies honestly

[@outerrim1718]

This had me utterly enthralled. Cool action sequences being analysed and complimented by one of the calmest fellas I've ever seen speak about combat is brilliant! I hope he shows up in another video sometime!

[@saturnturik]

I was just deeply enjoying this interview, watching masters and experienced trainers purely educate and ignore otherwise is relaxing and refreshing

[@edhenn9934]

Feels like I just listen to a whole months worth, of lectures. And it was well worth it. This was awesome. I also liked his stoic style of excitement. Every time he mentioned, how excellent their moves were.