Is Sword of the Stranger violent?

Yes. More violent than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Sword of the Stranger sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Sword of the Stranger end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Sword of the Stranger scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Sword of the Stranger easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Sword of the Stranger

Name: Sword of the Stranger
Genre: Action, Animation, History
Released: 2007
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Tomoya Nagase, Yuri Chinen, Koichi Yamadera, Akio Otsuka, Unsho Ishizuka

Directed by Masahiro Ando

Produced by BONES

2007103 min7.6 / 10

A visually stunning samurai action film that balances intense swordplay with genuine emotional bonds between a mysterious wanderer, a child, and a dog.

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.

Clusters

Family Honor Revenge Combat and Battles Samurai Movies Animals and Nature Spy & Conspiracy Thrillers

Genres

Action Animation History

Keywords

Samurai Swordplay Espionage Human Animal Relationship Swordsman Dog Sengoku Period Feudal Japan Anime Adventure

Where to watch

StreamCrunchyroll

Questions people ask

Is Sword of the Stranger violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.
Is Sword of the Stranger sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does Sword of the Stranger end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.
Is Sword of the Stranger scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Sword of the Stranger easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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