Sword of the Stranger
2007 · 1h 43m · Not Rated
Action, Animation, History
Directed by
Masahiro Ando
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Masahiro Ando Director
- Tomoya Nagase as Nameless ("Nanashi")
- Yuri Chinen as Kotaro
- Kôichi Yamadera as Luo-Lang
- Koichi Yamadera as Luo-Lang (voice)
- Naoto Takenaka as Shoan
- Akio Otsuka as Shogen Itadori (voice)
- Unsho Ishizuka as Lord Akaike (voice)
- Mamoru Miyano Cast
- Maaya Sakamoto Cast
- Jun Hazumi Cast
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