I am Japanese. Do you have the question? (426)

302 名前: A Japanese : 2007-05-10 12:36 ID:enl8able

>>301
I tried to find out a proper name of what you asked. But, sorry, I couldn't
find any.
I think, at least I can tell you that:
It is only a part of many techniques of anime and it doesn't have certain
independent name.
And also I can tell you that:
There are not styles, techniques or maneuvers like that for real sword fight
of samurais.
This is one of traditional dramaturgy of Japanese play or movies.
From Edo era, pausing an act to emphasise the scene is called "見得を切る mi-e wo kiru = emitting presence" in play of kabuki.
This type of method has been called "外連 Keren = straying from orthodox" or
"外連味 keren-mi = taste of Keren".
"外連 Keren" means over-decoration and spoiling realistic description to emphasise the situation.
(Please remember that kabuki meant "avant-garde play" or "punkish play".
Yes, each and every classical arts were once avant-garde in past.)
And today, pausing the scene like what you described is very popular
in costume (historical) dramas on TV.
In Japan, especially among people who is ignorant about real sword fight,
it is widely believed that the fight of sword master ends by only first
attack.
So usually this technique is used to emphasize the result of duel of
2 samurais.(Isn't this same as gun fight in western movies?)
And lately, as you wrote, this technique might be applied to one-sided
attack like assassination by a ninja.
Also anime have inherited this style of description of fight.
That's what you saw on a anime film, I think.

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