"Sword of the Stranger", 2007, is an anime from Japan. Taking place in feudal Japan, it's a story about a young boy with a dog being hunted by chinese mercenaries for some reason. So the boy pays to some stranger with a sword for protection to escape to a monastery. As it turns out, that stranger is one of the baddest badasses in the history of badassery, just tired of fighting. He is so badass that until the final scenes he doesn't even (have to) pull out his sword. Of course, he soon finds himself in the midst of some of the bloodiest swordplays in recent history.
"Sword of the Stranger" might be best described as a Japanese anime version of a Hollywood blockbuster action movie. I wouldn't go as far as to call it outstanding but it's definitely good. The character drawing is somewhat simple but the film makes up for it with excellent choreography, sound design, interesting characters and battle scenes. Somewhat formulaic, I'll admit, but a very worthy popcorn samurai film. Also made me really want to get a dog...
Saiko
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