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Sword of the Stranger

2007 · 103 min

A gripping, beautifully animated samurai adventure with intense sword fights and a touching bond between a boy and his dog.

Overview
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • redemption
  • found family
  • violence
  • betrayal
Places
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action9
Horror3
Humour2
Realism5
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action, animation, history
Directed by
Masahiro Ando
Written by
Fumihiko Takayama
Starring
Tomoya Nagase, Yuri Chinen, Koichi Yamadera, Akio Otsuka, Unsho Ishizuka, Mamoru Miyano, Maaya Sakamoto, Jun Hazumi
Music
Naoki Sato
Cinematography
Yohei Miyahara
Runtime
103 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Mandarin, Japanese

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