The Way Lone Wolf Sheathes His Sword
When Lone Wolf is finished dealing out death he positions his sword at the mouth of his scabbard through a beautiful series of swipes that reverse the sword’s orientation and angle it in preparation for sheathing. The flourish and theatricality of the move is only made more beautiful by its economy. There is no fiddling, no hesitation only the execution of a movement that has been practiced and honed. Contained in this brief bit of film is a picture of Japanese culture and filmmaking.
