A 'Kill Bill' swordsman brings samurai art to the world

Tetsuro Shimaguchi's kengido fuses combat, theater and connection

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ANDREW SHARP

Struggling to find roles in movies or theaters in Japan, Tetsuro Shimaguchi and his band of samurai artists went to the U.S. in the late 1990s to perform on the streets for cash. What happened next was a chance meeting that would change everything.

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