Few complete animations made during the beginnings of Japanese animation have survived. The reasons vary, but many are of commercial nature. After the clips had been run, reels (being property of the cinemas) were sold to smaller cinemas in the country and then disassembled and sold as strips or single frames. The first anime that was produced in Japan, "Namakura Gatana" (Blunt Sword), was made sometime in 1917, but there it is disputed which title was the first to get that honour. It has been confirmed that was made sometime during February 1917. At least two unconfirmed titles were reported to have been made the previous month.