The Katana That Hattori Hanzo Made
When Beatrix Kiddo says she will be back for her kid, she means it. And that applies to any individual who stands on her way. Not even O-Ren Ishii (Cottonmouth), Elle Driver (California Mountain Snake), Gogo Yubari, or the Crazy 88 gang will be able to stop her from attempting to get her vengeance.
It all started when she was shot on the head by Bill, the leader of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad on the day of her wedding rehearsal that left her in a state of coma for four years. Then she woke up from her coma and went straight to Okinawa to seek for Hattori Hanzo, the famous swordsmith. Upon successfully finding him, “The Bride” then asks Hattori Hanzo to build a sword for her. The swordsmith understood her cause and forged a peerless katana for her. Then her revenge starts from there, eliminating each one of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad members responsible for her destroyed life.
Isn’t that a happy ending? Well if you will ask me, I couldn’t care less for the rest of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad. All I care for is the sword that Hattori Hanzo designed for “The Bride”. I know several folks who possess a samurai displayed by their coffee table in the living room of their house. It always happened to be off limits for anybody since it’s for display purposes only. However when I saw the movie “Kill Bill”, I just had to know how it feels to swing a samurai around, swishing it in the air like how Black Mamba, aka The Bride aka Beatrix Kiddo did in the movie.
I was surprised to find the handmade Hattori Hanzo Samurai Katana replica #1 out of 100 on eBay which is worth $3,750. It’s made of high carbon steel that comes in a box, a sword bag with tie, a display stand and a cleaning kit. It’s practically a real sword that could slice through almost anything. What made it so expensive? It’s replica #1. Meaning it’s the first of the only 100 sword replicas ever made. It is a limited edition sword made by real swordsmiths in Japan and each one comes with its own Certificate Of Authenticity to assure you that you are buying an authentic replica of the Hattori Hanzo Katana as seen in the movie “Kill Bill”. If I were a sword collector, I would probably buy one, given that I have that disgustingly huge amount of money to spend on a sword that will only lie on my coffee table forever.
I also saw one that costs $28.50. It is probably the cheapest one in the entire website that is made of steel and is somewhat identical to the Hattori Hanzo sword from the movie. It could be one of hundreds of thousands of identical sword replicas reproduced that made it so cheap. It also says in its advertisement that the sword is made of carbon steel and it comes with the sword’s wooden scabbard since it is slightly sharpened. Talk about cheap props.
Anyways, both swords appear precisely the same to me. So whichever makes it to my doorstep, I will make sure to take care of it as Black Mamba would.
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