Sword of the Stranger

Original title: Sutorenjia: Mukô hadan

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7.7/10

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Tomoya Nagase and Yuri Chinen in Sword of the Stranger (2007)

A swordsman from a strange land is caught in a struggle between morality, righteousness, and devotion as he reluctantly agrees to take a raggedy boy and his dog to a remote, Buddhist temple.

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A swordsman from a strange land is caught in a struggle between morality, righteousness, and devotion as he reluctantly agrees to take a raggedy boy and his dog to a remote, Buddhist temple.A swordsman from a strange land is caught in a struggle between morality, righteousness, and devotion as he reluctantly agrees to take a raggedy boy and his dog to a remote, Buddhist temple.A swordsman from a strange land is caught in a struggle between morality, righteousness, and devotion as he reluctantly agrees to take a raggedy boy and his dog to a remote, Buddhist temple.

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IMDb RATING

7.7/10

19K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

Kotaro
(voice)

Kôichi Yamadera

Rarou
(voice)

Akio Ôtsuka

Shogen Itadori
(voice)

Unshô Ishizuka

Lord Akaike
(voice)

Mamoru Miyano

Jyuurouta Inui
(voice)

Maaya Sakamoto

Hagihime
(voice)

Jun Hazumi

Zekkai
(voice)

Tomoyuki Shimura

Isogai
(voice)

Takurô Kitagawa

Fuchinobe
(voice)

Atsushi Ii

Byakuran (Bai-Luan)
(voice)

Hirofumi Nojima

Feng-Wu
(voice)

Masaki Aizawa

Yue-Shen
(voice)

Fumie Mizusawa

Mu-Mao
(voice)

Junko Minagawa

Mu-You
(voice)

Kôhei Fukuhara

Suishin
(voice)

Katsuhisa Hôki

Huo-Chou
(voice)

Chô

Gohei
(voice)
(as Cho)

Director
- Masahiro Andô
Writer
- Fumihiko Takayama
All cast & crew
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Trivia
Submitted for consideration as a potential nominee for Best Animated Feature to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. It failed to be selected.

Quotes
Luo-Lang: Use this, pain go away.
Nanashi: I don't need it. I feel like having the pain is what makes you feel alive.

Connections
Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Anime Movies (Redux) (2017)

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Review

Featured review

10/10

A great animated movie (not for kids)

I really enjoyed this movie a lot. I have not seen such a good animated one in years and I'm still wondering how people can rate it 1 or 2.. I mean, the taste in movies is always different, but even if you didn't like it that much it is not possible to give it such a low score. In my opinion it is flawless in its way and even though I do remember that there was a movie (not animated) which felt almost the same, because in it there was also a samurai walking around with a child, it still felt fresh and cool and not old fashioned at all. Oh well, just give it a shot and you will most likely have a good time watching it.

I would have given it a 9, but I'm trying to fix the impossible votes a bit, even though.. it may even deserve a 10 for what it is.

Cheers