I'd like to cosplay Hattori Hanzo in Kill Bill (played by Sonny Chiba)
August 26, 2015 3:04 PM Subscribe
Here's one photo. Leather black sandals, loose cotton khaki pants, simple cotton apron, white tank top undershirt. All these are straightforward. I need help with...
1. What is that shirt style? Is it a uniform shirt? work shirt? Japanese shirt, smock, etc has not helped me. Kind of a kimono style, but not really. I don't know what I'm looking for there. If not the shirt, then a pattern idea for the shirt would be useful because I'd love to match the print as closely as possible. What does is that pattern called?
2. Headband. I feel like I've seen this style of fold - is it simply twisted and tied? It only really has to look right so this is pretty easy.
3. How do I get a hold of a quality (TOY!) samurai sword? Is there a good brand?
4. What's the best way to split a baseball in half so that it is precisely and cleanly in half and won't fall apart. It's been a while since I dismantled a baseball but I vaguely remember that they get stringy and really fall apart when you open them up.
Any other ideas are welcome. Thanks!
1. What is that shirt style? Is it a uniform shirt? work shirt? Japanese shirt, smock, etc has not helped me. Kind of a kimono style, but not really. I don't know what I'm looking for there. If not the shirt, then a pattern idea for the shirt would be useful because I'd love to match the print as closely as possible. What does is that pattern called?
2. Headband. I feel like I've seen this style of fold - is it simply twisted and tied? It only really has to look right so this is pretty easy.
3. How do I get a hold of a quality (TOY!) samurai sword? Is there a good brand?
4. What's the best way to split a baseball in half so that it is precisely and cleanly in half and won't fall apart. It's been a while since I dismantled a baseball but I vaguely remember that they get stringy and really fall apart when you open them up.
Any other ideas are welcome. Thanks!
Best answer: The shirt is a shushi chef jacket. Here's one that is identical, but I have no idea if that retailer is reputable.
The headband is called hachimaki. Here's how to roll one (scroll down a bit). You'll have to find the right fabric, or twist two together, to make it look right.
As for the half baseball -- I wonder what would happen if you got one of these things, then cut off the webbed part? I have no idea what the underside looks like.
posted by OrangeDisk at 3:28 PM on August 26, 2015
The headband is called hachimaki. Here's how to roll one (scroll down a bit). You'll have to find the right fabric, or twist two together, to make it look right.
As for the half baseball -- I wonder what would happen if you got one of these things, then cut off the webbed part? I have no idea what the underside looks like.
posted by OrangeDisk at 3:28 PM on August 26, 2015
Best answer: For the baseball: the last post here shows how someone did it with a bandsaw. Basically drilled out two pieces of scrap wood so that you could screw them together and secure the ball, then straight through a fine-toothed bandsaw.
For the katana: depends on what you want and how much you want to spend. Are you just after something chintzy and plastic, or a proper prop-type thing? Dollar stores/costume shops will be a good bet for the former, while the latter blows out depending on what your budget is, where you're at, etc.
posted by majuju at 4:08 PM on August 26, 2015
For the katana: depends on what you want and how much you want to spend. Are you just after something chintzy and plastic, or a proper prop-type thing? Dollar stores/costume shops will be a good bet for the former, while the latter blows out depending on what your budget is, where you're at, etc.
posted by majuju at 4:08 PM on August 26, 2015
Best answer: How about a wooden practice katana, a.k.a. a bokken?
posted by rakaidan at 5:35 PM on August 26, 2015
posted by rakaidan at 5:35 PM on August 26, 2015
Perhaps carrying a katana is like carrying a baseball bat - one should be concerned if the police or prosecutor would see it as an illegal weapon under local or state law.
posted by Homer42 at 9:11 PM on August 26, 2015
posted by Homer42 at 9:11 PM on August 26, 2015
Best answer: The headband is most probably a tenugui. They're simple unhemmed strips of cotton around 90cm x 34cm, if you don't want to buy one (if you do it yourself you can make it longer if your head is large-ish). Scroll down on this page to the "breezy headband" to see how it's styled in the movie still: just rolled up tightly and tied.
posted by sukeban at 12:10 AM on August 27, 2015
posted by sukeban at 12:10 AM on August 27, 2015
Response by poster: Incredible answers everyone. I like the idea of the bokken - perhaps I'll paint it, the weight is meant to feel right. Not so plasticy as a toy perhaps.
Funny enough Bun-ka-do is a shop with the sushi jacket is a store I've been to in Little Tokyo (L.A.) many times in the last 30 years. I'm in San Diego so that's too long a distance for browsing. But that should do nicely.
As far as walking around with a weapon I'm fully aware that's a dodgy prospect. A local college campus had a lockdown a few months ago because a fellow had a non-folding black umbrella with him and it was misinterpreted.
Thank you so much. I'd love to convince someone to play Miss Kiddo.
posted by artlung at 8:02 AM on August 27, 2015
Funny enough Bun-ka-do is a shop with the sushi jacket is a store I've been to in Little Tokyo (L.A.) many times in the last 30 years. I'm in San Diego so that's too long a distance for browsing. But that should do nicely.
As far as walking around with a weapon I'm fully aware that's a dodgy prospect. A local college campus had a lockdown a few months ago because a fellow had a non-folding black umbrella with him and it was misinterpreted.
Thank you so much. I'd love to convince someone to play Miss Kiddo.
posted by artlung at 8:02 AM on August 27, 2015
Well, it's not super useful to you in SD, but there's also this katana umbrella which could come in handy for others in less-ideal climates.
posted by a halcyon day at 1:38 PM on August 27, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by a halcyon day at 1:38 PM on August 27, 2015 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: a halcyon day not super useful, but pretty awesome!
posted by artlung at 2:07 PM on August 27, 2015
posted by artlung at 2:07 PM on August 27, 2015
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2. Headband- I think this is probably two thin pieces of fabric rolled up or twisted.
posted by DGStieber at 3:22 PM on August 26, 2015