Japan Synopsis
ストレンヂア -無皇刃譚-
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.
The 2006–2008 Japan Window
372 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Sword of the Stranger sits at position #85.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Sword of the Stranger. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From BONES
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sword of the Stranger premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,038 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (77th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #465 of 1,714 (top 27%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Japanese |
| Production Companies | BONES |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Release Date | September 29, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt1121794 |