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Sword of the Stranger
7.6 / 10• 2007• 1h 43m•PG• Japanese
ActionAnimationHistory
Storyline
Pursued by formidable Chinese assassins, young Kotaro and his dog run into No Name, a mysterious stranger who gets pulled into the chase. The unlikely companions form a bond over saving the dog from a poison attack, but chaos erupts when the assassins find Kotaro, and No Name must face his past before a horrible fate is met again.
Cast & Crew
Tomoya Nagase
Nameless 'Nanashi' (voice)
Lead
Yuri Chinen
Kotaro (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Luo-Lang (voice)
Akio Otsuka
Shogen Itadori (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka
Lord Akaike (voice)
Mamoru Miyano
Jurota (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Hagihime (voice)
Jun Hazumi
Zekkai (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Masahiro Ando's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sword of the Stranger is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
