If you loved Nitaboh, try Sword of the Stranger

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the foreign gem mood tag, and they sit in Animation / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to Nitaboh, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Sword of the Stranger is

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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