Pursued by formidable Chinese assassins, young Kotaro and his dog run into No Name, a mysterious stranger who gets pulled into the chase. Sword of the Stranger. Each story is about a hardened warrior learning to care and protect someone for more than just money. Extra points to the Chinese man using a tri-section staff with scythe blades on it though. 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. He's also the only main character from Japan that uses a sword. Click to manage book marks. Luo Lang's sword is a dao, as are Fuugo's twin swords. Type: Movie Plot Summary: In the Sengoku period, a rounin called Nanashi (meaning nameless) saves a young boy Kotarou and his dog Tobimaru at an abandoned temple. It was directed by Masahiro Andō and produced by Bones. TV-MA | HD (1080p) | 2007. Kotarou is a brash young orphan in war-torn Japan, on the run from mysterious pursuers with Tobimaru, his faithful canine companion. Available Languages: English More Details. Chaos erupts when the assassins find Kotaro, and No Name must face his past before a horrible fate is met again. Blood splatters and body parts go … Every Japanese Sword Is a Katana: Averted; only one main character uses an actual katana. A page for describing Characters: Sword of the Stranger. Sword of the Stranger (ストレンヂア 無皇刃譚; Sutorenjia Mukōhadan) is an anime feature film released in Sep 2007. Most of the main combatants are from China. The protagonistsNo-Name (Nanashi) A nameless and mysterious Rōnin who has tied his sword for it … Kotarou has no family, is pursued by a mysterious militia organization from China and hires Nanashi as his bodyguard. If there is an opening sequence that gets the job done, this anime has it. Synopsis Pursued by formidable Chinese assassins, young Kotaro and his dog run into No Name, a mysterious stranger who gets pulled into the chase. Sword of the Stranger is the fifth quest of Act I of Diablo III. 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. The swords come out in Masahiro Ando's Sword of the Stranger. Sword of the Stranger. https://www.funimation.com/shows/sword-of-the-stranger/?qid=None While Serei no Moribito is about a woman who protects a young prince from his family, Sword of the Stranger is a story of a man protecting a young boy from their own government. No Name must face his past before a horrible fate is met again fate is again. War-Torn Japan, on the run from mysterious pursuers with Tobimaru, his faithful canine companion are. 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