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TIL Harvey Weinstein, when put in charge of the American release of the Japanese anime “Princess Mononoke”, tried to make significant cuts. In response, a Studio Ghibli producer sent him a real Samurai sword with a simple, stark message attached to the blade: “No cuts”.

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