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      Sword of the Stranger

      2007 1h 43m Action Adventure Anime List
      Reviews 91% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings A swordsman becomes caught up in a struggle between morality, righteousness and devotion after he agrees to take a raggedy boy and his dog to a Buddhist temple. Read More Read Less

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      Lynzee Loveridge Anime News Network The movie has long been shared for its high-impact sword-fighting action, but there's plenty to appreciate in its quiet moments too. Rated: A Jul 19, 2023 Full Review Charles Solomon Animation Scoop For years, American animators have complained that their artform is too often restricted to bland fairy tales and harmless fantasies. Sword of the Stranger demonstrates that talented artists can use animation to tell a swashbuckling period adventure. Feb 13, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Jonathan O An epic revenge anime movie it's so stylish beautiful animation of all time. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/10/23 Full Review Anne F Beautiful and full of heart. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/06/23 Full Review nay a Definitely a worthy movie to watch for action anime fans. The sword fights are awesome to watch with interesting characters. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Tony S Stunning, fluid animation, incredible soundtrack and great action that, surprisingly, never overshadows the plot, even if the storyline is well trodden. But when it's done so passionately, does it matter? Especially, when the moral decadence of that time period is so well captured and the antagonists get abundance of characterization. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/30/21 Full Review Audience Member Is absolutely an epic anime film with really unbelievably animations great story and brilliant va voice actors in subs and dubs is really a masterpiece film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/04/21 Full Review Audience Member A stunning tale of guilt and friendship, wonderfully constructed and coherent all along. Beginning, mid section and ending all fit in perfectly and never fail to deliver a staggering emotional punch. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis A swordsman becomes caught up in a struggle between morality, righteousness and devotion after he agrees to take a raggedy boy and his dog to a Buddhist temple.
      Director
      Masahiro Ando
      Screenwriter
      Fumihiko Takayama
      Production Co
      Bones
      Genre
      Action, Adventure, Anime
      Original Language
      Japanese
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 26, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 43m