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Sword of the Stranger

2007-09-29 · 103 min · ★ 7.6

Action · Animation · History

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.

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Directors
Masahiro Ando
Production companies
BONES
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Tomoya NagaseTomoya NagaseNameless 'Nanashi' (voice)
Yuri ChinenYuri ChinenKotaro (voice)
Koichi YamaderaKoichi YamaderaLuo-Lang (voice)
Akio OtsukaAkio OtsukaShogen Itadori (voice)
Unsho IshizukaUnsho IshizukaLord Akaike (voice)
Mamoru MiyanoMamoru MiyanoJurota (voice)
Maaya SakamotoMaaya SakamotoHagihime (voice)
Jun HazumiJun HazumiZekkai (voice)
Tomoyuki ShimuraTomoyuki ShimuraIsogai (voice)
Takurou KitagawaTakurou KitagawaFuchinobe (voice)
Atsushi IiAtsushi IiMaster Bai-Luan (voice)
Hirofumi NojimaHirofumi NojimaFeng-Wu (voice)
Masaki AizawaMasaki AizawaYue-Shen (voice)
Fumie MizusawaFumie MizusawaMu-Mao (voice)
Junko MinagawaJunko MinagawaMu-You (voice)
Kohei FukuharaKohei FukuharaShui-Chen (voice)
Katsuhisa HoukiKatsuhisa HoukiHuo-Chou (voice)
ChoChoGohei (voice)
Ai OrikasaAi OrikasaItadori's Wife (voice)
Keiko TsukamotoKeiko TsukamotoYori (voice)

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