The Styles of Menpo - Samurai Face Masks

Darth V!

Awesome

I always believed the mask was for protection but also to represent a oni (the japanease methos of a demon) hence why samurai at some point was refereed to as demons because of how elite they was considered that there capability was not human.

none of these manage to be as deeply unsettling as the roman cavalry masks for some reason.

Some of those war masks look like a circus clown face, both are designed to creep and intimidate their murder victims

Excellent work and editing. Fantastic thank you.

If shinobi were samurai, did they also wear masks?

How did they even make those!?

Brilliant content man!! Love it.

Now that i think about it. Tengu probably just a big nosed european guy with a sun burn.

masks mean covid

Fabuleux !!! Sorry Fabulous, I am french !!!

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Always thought that Kosaka Masanobu was a badass because of his mask when I played Nobunaga's Ambition games when I was a kid. Can't wait for Nobunaga's Ambition Shinsei English version. =)

this type of gene is white/purity version appear in three or something...pretty much scary..

Great info👍🌅🇸🇪

Always awesome. I think this month is the highest number of videos

Academics lie. It’s because they are weak.

So THAT'S what the mask is!

Unrelated question to the videos topic but what did samurai or ashigaru do when they found the dead bodies of people who committed seppeku? Was there quick looting and stripping of the bodies real quick , did they just wrap them up and bury them there or defile them?

I'm more of a vagabond that wins without a mask but I'm certain they were very important. Most informative 🙏 let's see what your friends channels have now 🤙 go Ukraine!

I'll check out those channels but I love Linfamy sama most, as well as your work for Ukraine doctors. Great video

I was just searching for traditional samurai face masks as inspiration for a character's design and this came right in time!

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This video has been very informative indeed! I'm working on a face mask as part of a suit of cosplay samurai armor, and this is important stuff for me to learn about. Your hard work is greatly appreciated :)

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Excellent video.

It can be tedious to wear face masks in these times so I got one designed to look like Menpo. Now, I can glare menacingly at strangers while clutching the hilt of my non-existent katana while walking to work.

Hean period? It might be better to add a date or link to a video of that period for people who have no idea what that is.

Anyone else think of kensei when looking at the thumbnail?

i wonder if these masks influenced Noh masks or vice versa

If you gotta wear it to keep from getting an arrow or a spear to the face then you might as well make it look cool.

As unusual you describe and explain. I learn things I did not know, and frankly had not thought about.

Masks worn close to the face would do little to stop blunt force when compared to a full faced helmet.

I myself own a set of modern made samurai armor. The nose piece on my menpo comes off too easily. I've heard menpo had a hole on the chin for sweat drainage, but mine lacks such a feature.

The fearsome look is great psychological warfare.

Nice vid!
I see you included an image of amakusa shirō. Have you tackled the shimabara rebellion already?
I recommend reading a book called “christ’s samurais”, it is just fantastic.

Facial haired ones looks ridiculous and awesome at the same time. My favorite is demon looking ones, they could spread fear at the battlefield. I always imagine red devils of Takeda wear them and after Takeda's downfall Naomasa Ii and his soldiers wear them.

Menpo was the shit!
Had l been samurai, l would probably have ditched practicality for coolness.
And died, but died looking cool.

part of me has always held the idea that a part of the Devil Shibata nickname for Katsuie was probably inspired by a demonic looking mask he probably wore, also the full face mask that looked like Bishomonten, I could seriously see Uesugi Kenshin wearing that during ceremonies or something since he considered himself an Avatar of Bishomonten.

thank you for the content 🙏

If your opponent is scared you can intimidate him. If your opponent is angry you can bait him into exposing himself. If your opponent is calm you had better be at your best because he is.

In a battle point of view.... was these mask practical to wear during fighting?

I really did enjoy this video. I learned a couple of new things. Thank you for sharing it with us & keep up the good work 👍🏻

Can you do a video on the different types/shapes of Jingasa?


I've search a long time for it online but can't seem to find anything, which is sad

if you know anything about this topic can you tell me where to find the information?

Thx

The tengubo look beautiful❤️Outstanding works of art💯

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Muito bom 🇧🇷👍🏻👍🏻

Please,a vídeo about mercenary samurai in southeast asian,there is a book about ito called The lost samurai by Stephen turnbull.

The menpo in my opinion the most badass looking mask