Sword of the Stranger

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Sword of the Stranger

2007

1h 43m

Action

Adventure

Anime

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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.

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

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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

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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

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Anne F

Beautiful and full of heart.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/06/23

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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