If you loved Taro Urashima, try The Dull Sword

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theysit in Animation territory. If that's the register that drew you to Taro Urashima, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What The Dull Sword is

Here's a film that perhaps sets out to be more than it is. A samurai discovers his newly purchased sword is dull. He returns to the merchant, where things take a turn. It is short, but maybe not quite sweet.

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