Action ·Animation ·History · Japan · 2007 · 1h 43m

Sword of the Stranger

ストレンヂア -無皇刃譚-

Sword of the Stranger poster
Director
Masahiro Ando
Cast
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)
Crew
Yohei Miyahara — Director of Photography Naoki Sato — Original Music Composer Fumihiko Takayama — Screenplay Masahiko Minami — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Trailer Sword of the Stranger — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
samuraiswordplayespionagehuman animal relationshipswordsmandogsengoku periodfeudal japananimeadventure
Key Collaborators
Masahiro Ando Director Yohei Miyahara Director of Photography Naoki Sato Original Music Composer Fumihiko Takayama Screenplay Masahiko Minami Producer
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