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Sword of the Stranger

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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.

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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 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 Audience Member Impress sense and movement drawing along worth a watch, while the story is also good in general Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Producer
Masahiko Minami
Screenwriter
Fumihiko Takayama
Production Co
Bones
Genre
Action, Adventure, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 26, 2016
Runtime
1h 43m