Sword of the Stranger

You protect a boy hunted by assassins in feudal Japan, haunted by your past. But a simple job spirals when you realize what they want him for. Ando bleeds the animation style into the sword fights. The movie lingers in its fight choreography.

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Masahiro Ando directed Sword of the Stranger in 2007. See Masahiro Ando's full filmography, where to start with Masahiro Ando, or where to go after you've seen everything by Masahiro Ando.

Sword of the Stranger was released in 2007 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 103 minutes.