Sutorenja Mukoh Hadan

Title:Sutorenja Mukoh Hadan
Stranger -Mukou Hadan-
Sword of the Stranger
ストレンヂア -無皇刃譚-
Overall:Rent
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Notables: Animation - BONES
The Mings (Chinese) come to a remote part of Sengoku-era feudal Japan with money to buy the cooperation of the locals, and fierce warriors to subdue those they can't buy. One of the things they need for their secret plan is the young boy, Kotaro, who goes into hiding in the countryside with his dog Tobimaru. Cornered in their hiding place by the Mings, they are saved by a wandering samurai who calls himself "Nanashi" ("nameless") who is haunted by nightmares of his violent past. The three of them are forced to discover the Ming's dreadful purpose in a conflict that pits the best swordsmen of Japan and China against each other.

Directed by Masahiro Andu.
Produced by BONES studios.
98min Movie.
OverallArtAnimationCharacter Design MusicSeries StoryEpisode StoryReviewer
Rent 8 9 9 7 7 chibi #
Good action movie with lots of swordplay and associated blood and body parts. Very detailed and beautifully drawn backgrounds. The character designs were a bit on the simple side, but they fit the characters, and they moved very well during the action scenes, with good choreography of the battle. I'd have given this a Buy except that the story line was fairly shallow, with not much depth to the characters' motivations or context and weak interaction.

Last updated Saturday, July 12 2008. Created Saturday, July 12 2008.

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