Cursed Swords That Want to Murder You (Youtou) (Ep. 69)

Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language

English - February 01, 2021 04:31 - 16 minutes - 16.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 153 ratings
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A Muramasa blade is one of exceptional quality and great bloodlust. It's called a youtou (妖刀) in Japanese. Depending on how you translate that, it could mean cursed sword, mystic sword, or demon sword. In this episode I talk about one of the most well known youtou made by Muramasa Sengo.

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Credits

Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

Dreamsphere 1 by Sascha Ende
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