Sword of the Stranger (2007): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Sword of the Stranger is a 2007 action historical film directed by Masahiro Ando, starring Yuri Chinen as Kotaro (voice), Jun Hazumi and Atsushi Ii. It runs 1 hour 43 minutes and earned $258,490 worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 43m (103 min)
- Director
- Masahiro Ando
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- BONES
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Sword of the Stranger About?
The premise of Sword of the Stranger without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
After a ruthless group of Chinese assassins begins hunting young Kotaro and his dog, the pair meet the mysterious wanderer No Name, who is drawn into the chase. They form a fragile alliance, saving the dog from a deadly poison, but when the assassins locate Kotaro, No Name must confront his past before a grim fate repeats.
Sword of the Stranger Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- little boy
- anime animation
- snow adventure
- anime
- straw hat
- rope
- sword
- ambush
- shiba inu
- temple
- villager
- bridge
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- bandit
- bloodbath
- blood gushing
- monk
- forest
- reward
- jewel
- ox
- standing on a bridge
- man dog relationship
- construction
- soldier
- horseman
- crate
- stranger
- creek
- doctor
- hut
- pursuit
- bazaar
- saddle
- fishing
- deadline
- full moon
- fish
- medicine
- corpse
- horseback riding
- armor
- horse testicles
- torture
- tied up
- orphan
- embrace
- horse training
- ming dynasty
- shipwrecked
- dying hair
Sword of the Stranger Cast & Characters
Yuri Chinen leads the cast as Kotaro (voice), with Jun Hazumi as Zekkai (voice) and Atsushi Ii as Master Bai-Luan (voice). Directed by Masahiro Ando; 31 actors are credited in all.
- Director Masahiro Ando
- Yuri Chinen as Kotaro (voice)
- Jun Hazumi as Zekkai (voice)
- Atsushi Ii as Master Bai-Luan (voice)
- Unsho Ishizuka as Lord Akaike (voice)
Also Starring in Sword of the Stranger
· 27 more- Koichi Yamadera Luo-Lang (voice)
- Tomoya Nagase Nameless 'Nanashi' (voice)
- Akio Otsuka Shogen Itadori (voice)
- Naoto Takenaka Shoan (voice)
- Mamoru Miyano Jurota (voice)
- Maaya Sakamoto Hagihime (voice)
- Ai Orikasa Itadori's Wife (voice)
- Cho Gohei (voice)
- Hirofumi Nojima Feng-Wu (voice)
- Junko Minagawa Mu-You (voice)
- Tomoyuki Shimura Isogai (voice)
- Katsuhisa Houki Huo-Chou (voice)
- Fumie Mizusawa Mu-Mao (voice)
- Miyu Matsuki Sister (voice)
- Yasuhiko Kawazu Samurai (voice)
- Yuki Masuda Samurai (voice)
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- Masaki Aizawa Yue-Shen (voice)
- Hiroshi Shirokuma Samurai (voice)
- Makoto Yasumura Interpreter (voice)
- Takurou Kitagawa Fuchinobe (voice)
- Kenichi Mochizuki Samurai (voice)
- Kohei Fukuhara Shui-Chen (voice)
- Shinya Fukumatsu Samurai (voice)
- Keiko Tsukamoto Yori (voice)
- Noboru Yamaguchi Samurai (voice)
- Toshihiro Okubo Samurai (voice)
- Katsunori Kobayashi Samurai (voice)
More from Masahiro Ando
One more film directed by Masahiro Ando: Hanasaku Iroha the Movie: Home Sweet Home.
Sword of the Stranger Plot Summary
What happens in Sword of the Stranger from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
During the Sengoku period, a young boy named Kotaro Yuri Chinen escapes unknown pursuers with his loyal dog Tobimaru. The monk Shouan guides him to seek help from Master Zekkai at the Mangaku Temple in the Akaike Province. Meanwhile, a Ming force, led by the elderly master Bai-Luan, is escorted by Lord Akaike’s soldiers who have agreed to allow the Ming to build a grand altar on his land in exchange for gold. The convoy is ambushed by bandits, but the Ming are brutally slaughtered by Luo-Lang, the Ming’s famed Western swordsman.
Full summary
The whole story of Sword of the Stranger, scene by scene
Sword of the Stranger Box Office
Sword of the Stranger grossed $258,490 worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$258.5K
- International
- $258.5K
Sword of the Stranger Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Sword of the Stranger.
How Well Do You Know Sword of the Stranger?
9 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What is the name of the young boy who becomes the target of the Ming's immortality plot?
Sword of the Stranger Also Known As
22 alternative titles, including “Sutorenjia: Mukô hadan” and “Stranger: Mukou Hadan”.
- Also known as
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- Sutorenjia: Mukô hadan
- Stranger: Mukou Hadan
- Stranja: Mukou Hadan
- Stranja: Mukoh Hadan
- Stranger Mukōhadan
- El samurái sin nombre (Sword of the Stranger)
- Меч чужака
- Stranger: Mukô hadan
- חרבו של הזר
- Stranger: Mukō hadan
- Меч Чужинця
- Yabancının Kılıcı
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- El samurai sense nom
- 스트레인저 무황인담
- 异邦人：无皇刃谭
- Странчев мач
- A Espada do Estranho
- شمشیر غریبه
- سيف الغريب
- 異邦人：無皇刃譚
- El samurái sin nombre
- Kiếm Khách Quái Dị
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Movies Like Sword of the Stranger
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance 1972 -
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Shogun Assassin 1980 -
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The Sword 1980
Sword of the Stranger FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Sword of the Stranger, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Sword of the Stranger?
Sword of the Stranger runs 1 hour 43 minutes (103 minutes).
When was Sword of the Stranger released?
Sword of the Stranger was released on September 29, 2007.
Who directed Sword of the Stranger?
Sword of the Stranger was directed by Masahiro Ando.
More films by Masahiro Ando Who is in the cast of Sword of the Stranger?
Sword of the Stranger stars Yuri Chinen as Kotaro (voice), Jun Hazumi as Zekkai (voice) and Atsushi Ii as Master Bai-Luan (voice), among 31 credited actors.
How much did Sword of the Stranger make at the box office?
Sword of the Stranger grossed $258,490 worldwide.
Does Sword of the Stranger have a post-credit scene?
No. Sword of the Stranger has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Sword of the Stranger in?
The original language of Sword of the Stranger is Japanese.
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