Sword of the Stranger

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Movie
German title Sword of the Stranger
Original title ス ト レ ン ヂ ア 無 皇 刃 譚
(Sutorenjia: Mukô hadan)
Country of production Japan
original language Japanese
mandarin
Publishing year 2007
length 103 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Masahiro Andō
script Fumihiko Takayama
production Masahiko Minami
music Naoki Sato
camera Yohei Miyahara
cut Hiroaki Itabe
synchronization

Sword of the Stranger ( Japanese ス ト レ ン ヂ ア 無 皇 刃 譚 , Sutorenjia: Mukō Hadan ) is a Japanese cartoon ( anime ) directed by Masahiro Andō from 2007. The film was produced by the Japanese anime studio Bones .

The film is set in the Sengoku period and tells the story of the boy Kotaro and his dog Tobimaru, who are persecuted by a group of fighters from the Ming dynasty for reasons that were initially unknown . During their escape, they meet the Rōnin Nanashi (Eng. "Nameless"). After initial suspicion, a deep friendship develops between them.

action

The boy Kotarō flees from mysterious persecutors together with the monk Shōan and his dog Tobimaru. When the monastery in which they have found shelter is attacked by their persecutors, Shōan remains behind. He gives Kotarō the instruction to travel to Akaike and seek help from a monk named Zekkai in the Mangaku temple there.

Left to their own devices, the two of them find shelter in a ruined temple on their way to Akaike. Here the two meet Nanashi, who tries to get something from Kotarō's meal. But the smoke from the cooking fire also alarms his pursuers. They try to capture Kotarō, but unintentionally pull Nanashi into the fight. This succeeds in killing the attacker. However, Tobimaru is badly wounded by a poisoned blade. Kotarō then offers Nanashi a gemstone he received from Shōan as payment if he helps them and Tobimaru survives.

In a village the three finally find a pharmacist who can produce a suitable medicine for the healing of Tobimarus. However, this forces them to rest for a few days. By chance Nanashi also meets the Ming fighters in the village. These are led by Rarō, a sword master from the West . He recognizes Nanashi's strength and tries to start a fight for fun. This is finally interrupted by the news that the fighters that Nanashi killed in the abandoned temple have been found and that another Ming fighter is missing.

Meanwhile, workers of the Japanese ruler of the Akaike region are building a huge temple in his castle under the guidance of the Ming soldiers. He is paying for his collaboration with the Ming well, but distrusts their plan. That is why he tortures the missing Ming fighter in his dungeon, whom he had secretly arrested by his soldiers. This finally reveals the real plan of the delegation from China. You came to Japan to find a chosen child for the Emperor of China. If you sacrifice this at a certain time, an immortality potion can be made from its blood.

Due to the betrayal of the monk Zekkai, Kotarō can finally be captured by the Ming. Nanashi recognizes the ambush too late and can no longer save Kotaro. This is brought to the altar of the temple and is now to be sacrificed. Meanwhile, a bitter fight breaks out between the soldiers from Akaike and the Ming, as Lord Akaike is now also aiming for the possibility of immortality.

Finally, Nanashi also arrives at the temple and he succeeds in defeating the Ming fighters one by one. Finally, there is the final fight between Nanashi and Rarou, in which Nanashi is badly wounded, but keeps the upper hand.

In the last scene of the film, Kotarō rides off with Tobimaru and the badly wounded Nanashi to venture a fresh start. Whether Nanashi will survive his injuries remains to be seen.

synchronization

role Japanese speaker
Nanashi Tomoya Nagase
Kotaro Yūri Chinen
Raro Kōichi Yamadera
Itadori Akio Ōtsuka
Byakuran Atsushi II
Shoan Naoto Takenaka
Lord Akaike Unshō Ishizuka

publication

The film was released in Japanese theaters on September 29, 2007 and was then released on DVD and Blu-ray on April 11, 2008.

In Germany the work was licensed by I-On New Media under the label Animaze, who released it in German dubbed on February 26, 2010 on Blu-ray, and on September 26, 2014 together with Ninja Scroll on the double DVD Animaze Anime Box # 2.

reception

At Rotten Tomatoes , 90 percent of the more than 1,900 user reviews are positive.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reviews of "Sword of the Stranger" on www.rottentomatoes.com, Retrieved December 10, 2015