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As one of Japan's last remaining swordsmiths, Korehira Watanabe has honed his craft for 40 years while attempting to recreate the mythical Koto sword.

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  • artnau 3 months ago
    Awesome video. Shared at artnau.com
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  • Niklas Großmann 3 months ago
    Very nice! Up on actuallygee.blogspot.com/
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  • Jeremy Boxer staff 3 months ago
    Great subject for a video.
  • Etsy pro 3 months ago
    Thanks for the show of support! We have another goodie coming next week!
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  • Jason Sondhi staff 3 months ago
    beautiful.
  • Etsy pro 3 months ago
    As I wrote to Jeremy, thank you so much for the show of support! Vimeo ROCKS!
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  • Benoit MILLOT 3 months ago
    formidable
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  • The Aggregate 3 months ago
    Amazing work Etsy! (Keep up the good work everywhere else too!) We've got this video live on our channel and site ;)

    Channel:
    vimeo.com/channels/theaggregate

    Site:
    theaggregate.net
  • Etsy pro 1 month ago
    Thank you!
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  • rick cosmo 3 months ago
    well done
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  • Katie Armstrong staff 3 months ago
    Another amazing piece!
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  • Amit Jain 3 months ago
    Amazing and inspiring.
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  • William J. Meyer plus 3 months ago
    I could watch a feature on Korehira Watanabe.
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  • Lauryn Siegel plus 3 months ago
    Way to go team etsy!
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  • JuAsano 3 months ago
    Kanpeki~~~
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  • moreno 3 months ago
    i wanna make one ... amaizing video
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  • Andre Ferezini plus 3 months ago
    Great character and subject. A very interesting short-documentary!
    Thanks for posting.
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  • Duc Nguyen plus 3 months ago
    beautiful!!! i am really curious to see how the swords are in hands of masters.
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  • Brian Teachman 3 months ago
    Truly inspiring! It's all to easy to let legacy fade away...
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  • Harrison Houde 3 months ago
    Very well done :D
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  • Ondra Podesva 3 months ago
    Yes!
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  • Adam 3 months ago
    Just the other week I was chatting with a local swordsmith (katanasmith?) here in Fukushima. He let me look at and hold some katana that he had made plus had other katana and daggers (短刀) made by various other swordsmiths displayed.

    At the time I thought to myself that it would make an excellent subject for a short documentary, then today I find this video up on Vimeo. So I guess it was a good idea!

    Excellent work and thanks for sharing!
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  • Mark Walker 3 months ago
    Lovely portrait.
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  • Nobuaki Tamaki 3 months ago
    The heart trembled.
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  • Jonathan Crummett 3 months ago
    No way!! I did a college project with Watanabe Korehira while I was in Date on a college internship in 2003-2004! I interviewed him in the same room in his house and he even let me get on the forge and make my own tool under his instruction while I was there. What luck finding your video!! Thank you!!!
  • Etsy pro 3 months ago
    That is AMAZING.
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  • Tibi bercean 3 months ago
    What a Great man !
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  • Ridge Runner Media plus 3 months ago
    Beautiful work!! Well done!
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  • FMR plus 3 months ago
    So awesome!
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  • Dawn Matsumoto 3 months ago
    Magnificent!
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  • Avanti 3 months ago
    Lovely! It's wonderful that people still do this.

    Shared on science.memebase.com/
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  • Tovarish Luca 3 months ago
    beautiful video! And all my respect to the guy for following his passion and having managed to make a living out of it!
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  • A.R. 3 months ago
    Awesome.
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  • Masanori OKAMOTO 3 months ago
    Awesome...凄まじい。。。
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  • Paulo Blob plus 3 months ago
    Amazing story!
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  • PieterJan Dijkman 3 months ago
    Really inspiring!
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  • Matt Willingham 3 months ago
    Fantastic! Really enjoyed watching.
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  • Jeen m Thankappan 3 months ago
    とても いいです。

    どうもありがとう。!
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  • barry mandalow 3 months ago
    this is too good, ive been waiting for something like this for a while..
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  • vlad ionescu 3 months ago
    Awesome, Posted it on ecstasya.com/objects-of-desire/masters-of-handmade-knives-and-swords/

    facebook.com/XTASYA
    Looking forward for more of your Works!
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  • Sam Chou plus 3 months ago
    This was a pleasure to watch! Thank you!
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  • Joan Licelotte 3 months ago
    Excelente!!!!
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  • Ray Holt 3 months ago
    This warmed my heart. I build hand made guitars, and even though my craft is much more common that sword-smithing, I can relate.
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  • Fizah Rahim plus 3 months ago
    Amazing
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  • Lidia Edith Monge Arias 3 months ago
    great!!!
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  • FIXEDGEAR.TV 2 months ago
    Excellent!
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  • A Dewey plus 2 months ago
    Very Nice!!
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  • Carla Alo 2 months ago
    Wow, what a great story. I love how he talked about passing on his passion and how he wanted his disciple to surpass him.
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  • Aaron Tam 2 months ago
    Humbling to watch a true craftsman who has dedicated his life to his craft.

    Truly inspiring!
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  • Kurt Fischer-G 2 months ago
    Väldig intressant
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  • Wes Garcia 2 months ago
    I posted an interview with Takeshi Fukunaga, the director of this film here: megadeluxe.com/video/handmade-portraits-korehira-watanabe-the-sword-maker
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  • Ivory B 2 months ago
    Superb shots, and a well developed sense of pupose!
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  • dr. nour 2 months ago
    I like
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  • takeshi morisato 2 months ago
    An incredible philosophy behind his art. I hope all artists, philosophers, teachers, and parents would resonate with what he says here :) An excellent work!
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  • Stella Industries, LLC 2 months ago
    Inspired!
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  • Patrick McLoad pro 2 months ago
    Beautiful
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  • Rayminsky Nyskovitch 2 months ago
    Inspired! This video concisely / succinctly describes what motivates me and what I strive to achieve in my Art.
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  • ena 1 month ago
    誇りですね
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