Sword of the Stranger
Film2007103 min

Sword of the Stranger

Taste attributes: actionanimationhistoryanimalsespionagehistoricaladventurefastwholesomelightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA larger-than-life, wide-ranging animated film: accessible and breakneck. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Quality rating

7.6 /10

TMDB · 254 votes

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  • Originality: Balanced originality, just how this profile likes it

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  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

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.

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Taste Attributes

all consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Tomoya NagaseYuri ChinenKoichi YamaderaAkio OtsukaUnsho Ishizuka

Details

Genre
Action
Year
2007
Runtime
103 min
Status
Released
Studio
BONES
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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