Katanas

The Use Of Katanas In Film

The Katana is a classic Japanese weapon seen in many Japanese films and many war films. Most famously Quentin Tarantino uses it in his film Kill Bill. This film is one of the reasons the katana was chosen for our opening sequence, it is an iconic weapon and stereotypically linked to 'ninja' like characters. Our character is stealthy and confusing, the katana adds a slick look to the character and is its deadly force. In Kill Bill the female character uses her Katana throughout the film rarely picking up another weapon. Other characters in the film also have a Katana as a weapon, it is an antique but deadly weapon which is shown throughout Kill Bill.



Quentin Tarantino also uses the Katana in another of his famous films; Pulp Fiction, where it is Bruce Willis' weapon of choice.



Quentin Tarantino was the main reason we chose to use the Katana as it is iconic and stealthy like our villain.