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|kanji=黒澤
 
|kanji=黒澤
 
|unnamed tool=No
 
|unnamed tool=No
 
|romaji=Kurosawa
 
|romaji=Kurosawa
 
|literal english=Black Swamp
 
|literal english=Black Swamp
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|game names=The Famed Blade
|tool classification=Offensive, Defensive
 
 
|users=Mifune
 
|users=Mifune
|debut manga=525
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|debut manga=516
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|debut anime=256
 
|debut shippuden=Yes
 
|debut shippuden=Yes
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|game debut=Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
|tool media=Manga
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|tool media=Anime, Manga, Game
 
|tool classification=Offensive, Defensive
 
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{{translation|'''Kurosawa'''|黒澤|lit meaning=Black Swamp}} is the name of Mifune's sword. The sword is fairly long and thin, and has a rectangular hand-guard and a long hilt wrapped in bandages. Mifune has shown great skill and dexterity in wielding the sword, performing [[Iaidō]] with the blade. He also used it to slash open [[Ibuse]]'s head when the salamander swallowed him.
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{{translation|'''Kurosawa'''|黒澤|lit meaning=Black Swamp}} is the name of Mifune's [[sword]]. The sword is fairly long and thin, and has a rectangular hand-guard and a long hilt wrapped in bandages. Mifune has shown great skill and dexterity in wielding the sword, performing [[Iaidō]] with the blade. He also used it to [[Iai Beheading|slash]] open [[Ibuse]]'s head when the salamander swallowed him.
   
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
* Mifune refers to his sword as a {{translation|Meitō|名刀|lit meaning=Famous/Excellent Sword}}, which means that Kurosawa has a history and a legendary status, having become part of the identity of its owner.
 
* Mifune refers to his sword as a {{translation|Meitō|名刀|lit meaning=Famous/Excellent Sword}}, which means that Kurosawa has a history and a legendary status, having become part of the identity of its owner.
 
* The name of the sword is probably derived from the name of the famed samurai film director, [[Wikipedia:Akira Kurosawa|Akira Kurosawa]], who also directed the film ''[[Wikipedia:Yojimbo (film)|Yōjinbō]]'', where Mifune's name also comes from.
 
* The name of the sword is probably derived from the name of the famed samurai film director, [[Wikipedia:Akira Kurosawa|Akira Kurosawa]], who also directed the film ''[[Wikipedia:Yojimbo (film)|Yōjinbō]]'', where Mifune's name also comes from.
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Revision as of 06:55, 14 December 2014

Kurosawa (黒澤, literally meaning: Black Swamp) is the name of Mifune's sword. The sword is fairly long and thin, and has a rectangular hand-guard and a long hilt wrapped in bandages. Mifune has shown great skill and dexterity in wielding the sword, performing Iaidō with the blade. He also used it to slash open Ibuse's head when the salamander swallowed him.

Trivia

  • Mifune refers to his sword as a Meitō (名刀, literally meaning: Famous/Excellent Sword), which means that Kurosawa has a history and a legendary status, having become part of the identity of its owner.
  • The name of the sword is probably derived from the name of the famed samurai film director, Akira Kurosawa, who also directed the film Yōjinbō, where Mifune's name also comes from.