Sword of the Stranger

2007 1h 43m JA

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7.6

BANGER

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tomoya Nagase
Nameless 'Nanashi' (voice)
Yuri Chinen
Kotaro (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Luo-Lang (voice)
Akio Otsuka
Shogen Itadori (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka
Lord Akaike (voice)
Mamoru Miyano
Jurota (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Hagihime (voice)
Jun Hazumi
Zekkai (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masahiro Ando
Writers: Fumihiko Takayama, Masahiro Ando
Languages: Mandarin, Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, Japanese.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Masahiro Ando, shot by Yohei Miyahara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Naoki Sato. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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ERA

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Tomoya Nagase and Yuri Chinen and Koichi Yamadera carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1121794 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Masahiro Ando directs. Yohei Miyahara behind the camera. Naoki Sato scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Mandarin, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 19 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, Japanese.
3Directed by Masahiro Ando, shot by Yohei Miyahara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Naoki Sato. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Tomoya Nagase and Yuri Chinen and Koichi Yamadera carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1121794 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 10 themes, including "samurai", "swordplay", "espionage", "human animal relationship".