The traditional katana sword is fashioned only from the purest steel, which the Japanese call tamahagane ... properties is what made the katana the samurai's most durable and prized weapon.

Rating: 8/10 "The Last Samurai" (2003) All samurai carry katana. When going outside, they carry two swords. Inside rooms they would carry a short katana like the one I'm holding, called a tanto.

Using a katana in place of a bat, Suzuki showed off the sheer sharpness and power of the sword traditionally used by samurai ... own place in the culture of Japanese baseball.