Directed by:
Masahiro AndōScreenplay:
Fumihiko TakayamaCinematography:
Yohei MiyaharaComposer:
佐藤直紀Cast:
Tomoya Nagase, Kōichi Yamadera, Naoto Takenaka, Yuri Chinen, Akio Ōtsuka, Unshō Ishizuka, Yuki Masuda, Mamoru Miyano, Makoto Yasumura, Ryōta Takeuchi (more)VOD (1)
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Set in feudal-era Japan, a young boy named Kotaro and his faithful dog Tobimaru are caught in the turmoil of a grim prophecy. At the request of the Ming Dynasty's aging emperor, the boy is pursued by a band of formidable Chinese assassins. After escaping the destruction of the temple that took him in, he runs into a mysterious stranger who gets pulled into the chase. When Kotaro's dog is poisoned, the nameless stranger reluctantly accepts payment to escort them to a temple in Shirato. The unlikely companions form a bond over saving Tobimaru's life, but unrest is brewing all around them. The Chinese assassins clash with the local lord as they build a religious tower, and a blond-haired, bloodthirsty swordsman among them seeks a worthy opponent. Chaos erupts when the assassins find Kotaro, and the Stranger must face his past before a horrible fate is met again. (Anime Ltd)
(more)Cast
![Tomoya Nagase](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/401/159401479_c8d0a5.jpg)
Tomoya Nagase
Japan
Best movies:
Sword of the Stranger (2007)
Too Young To Die! Wakakušite šinu (2016)
Heaven's Door (2009)
![Kōichi Yamadera](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/382/159382160_bfd2e2.jpg)
Kōichi Yamadera
Japan
Best movies:
![Naoto Takenaka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/929/164929427_de1451.jpg)
Naoto Takenaka
Japan
Best movies:
Vengeance for Sale (2001)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
![Yuri Chinen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/129/160129477_093613.jpg)
Yuri Chinen
Japan
Best movies:
Sword of the Stranger (2007)
Mumon (2017)
Kids on the Slope (2018)
Akio Ōtsuka
Japan
Best movies:
Unshō Ishizuka
Japan
Best movies:
Yuki Masuda
Japan
Best movies:
![Mamoru Miyano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/490/167490694_7uz2gl.jpg)
Mamoru Miyano
Japan
Best movies:
Pluto (2023) (series)
Sword of the Stranger (2007)
The Boy and the Beast (2015)
Makoto Yasumura
Japan
Best movies:
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Sword of the Stranger (2007)
Ryōta Takeuchi
Japan
Best movies:
Sword of the Stranger (2007)
Boruto: The Naruto Movie (2015)
Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry (2017)
Jun Hazumi
Japan
Best movies:
Sword of the Stranger (2007)
Keiko Tsukamoto
Japan
Best movies:
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Spirited Away (2001)
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Kensuke Tamura
Japan
Best movies:
Sword of the Stranger (2007)
Noboru Yamaguchi
Japan
Best movies:
Sword of the Stranger (2007)
A Letter to Momo (2011)
Yuki Masuda
Japan
Best movies:
Sword of the Stranger (2007)
Only Yesterday (1991)
Battle Royale (2000)
Takurō Kitagawa
Japan
Best movies:
Sword of the Stranger (2007)
Memories (1995)
Insight Into the Universe (2012)
Kohei Matsumoto
Japan
Best movies:
Hiroshi Okamoto
Japan
Best movies:
Keiichi Kuwabara
Japan
Best movies:
Sword of the Stranger (2007)
Appleseed: Ex Machina (2007)
Atsushi Ii
Japan
Best movies:
Sword of the Stranger (2007)
Like the Clouds, Like the Wind (1990)