Sword of the Stranger
2007 · Movie · PG · 103 min · ★ 7.6 · 86% critics
A young boy and his dog are hunted across the countryside by relentless foreign assassins, and a wandering swordsman reluctantly steps in to help them escape. As the chase intensifies, the trio’s fragile trust grows, forcing the stranger to confront the choices that made him who he is.
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Details
- Original title
- ストレンヂア -無皇刃譚-
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-09-29
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (465 votes)
- Box office
- $258,490
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a fast, emotional samurai chase with brutal action and a surprisingly warm bond at its center; Not for you if heavy bloodshed or a familiar setup turns you off.
Pros: intense sword fights; strong bond and heart; memorable music | Cons: familiar storyline; occasional awkward dialogue; some slow stretches
Themes
- samurai
- swordplay
- espionage
- human animal relationship
- swordsman
- dog
- sengoku period
- feudal japan
- anime
- adventure
Cast & crew
Tomoya Nagase
as Nameless 'Nanashi' (voice)
Yuri Chinen
as Kotaro (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
as Luo-Lang (voice)
Akio Otsuka
as Shogen Itadori (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka
as Lord Akaike (voice)
Mamoru Miyano
as Jurota (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
as Hagihime (voice)
Jun Hazumi
as Zekkai (voice)
Tomoyuki Shimura
as Isogai (voice)
Takurou Kitagawa
as Fuchinobe (voice)
Directed by Masahiro Ando