Sutorenjia: Mukô hadan (2007)

Director:

Masahiro Andô

Writer:

Fumihiko Takayama (writer)

Release Date:

5 February 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action

Plot:

A swordsman from a strange land is caught in a struggle between morality, righteousness, and devotion as he reluctantly agrees to take a raggedy boy and his dog to a remote, Buddhist temple.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Warrior | Swordsman | Flashback | Espionage

Cast

Yûki Chinen
Tomoya Nagase
Akio Ôtsuka
Naoto Takenaka
Kôichi Yamadera

Also Known As:

Sword of the Stranger (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
La espada del extranjero (Spain) [es]

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Japan:PG-12 | South Korea:15 | Singapore:M18 | France:U | UK:15 | Australia:MA

Company:

Bones

A must SEE!!!!

One of the Best samurai animation action flicks I have seen in a very long time. The story isn't drawn out into a long story about nothing. You get a good sense of the main character without them going into a long epilogue. The characters are well drawn with great attention to detail especially in the action sequences which in my opinion are drawn very well. The score goes perfectly with all the different scenes of the movie. I am pretty good on what good anime samurai flicks are out and I am surprised that I never got a heads up about this one and also why this film wasn't nominated for any type of award. Honestly from the action to the music this movie will grab you. :)