The Story You Missed in Sword Of The Stranger
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 เม.ย. 2021
- Sword Of The Stranger is one of my all-time favorite movies. The animator, Masahiro Ando, who was involved in Evangelion, (another one of my favorites) Cowboy Bebop, FMA... Need I continue? This is a legendary movie that tells one of the coolest silent stories I've ever seen. The final fight between Nanashi and Rarou (Luo Lang) is to this date, the best-animated sword fight (possibly fight) I've seen. It's so much more than just a fight though. It's a story in itself.
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It makes me so happy that you're talking about sword of the stranger
Of course! One of my favorite movies ever!
Yeah man this masterpiece is so underrated
@@pushkaryadav1026 I actually blame the english dub studio since they didn't put much efforts and mostly mumbling because it was late while they were tired af that time.
This golden gem deserves way more views
Thank you for this my dude, my favorite anime movie and 13 years later after its release it's still being analyzed for why it's a masterpiece despite how heavily underrated it is. 🤗
For real... they need to re-release this in theaters and all the platforms. I can’t believe how even anime fans never heard of this movie.
@@TitleTheme MyAnimeList has registered 135,000 votes rated to a 8.3, now that's the type of progress I'm talking about!!!
Now if only Shigurui: Death Frenzy can get into those numbers too.
Shit. This looks pretty brutally awesome. I'm gonna watch this now. Tyty.
I love how Nanashi's prayer is connected to the simple word of a "peace-bonded" sword. Also, I go with the ending being a symbolic death. :)
Two characters from diferent universes facing each other in the same time line. In the end, one represent the past of the other, and that other, is the future, that will never be.
The movie is amazing the storyline , action scenes, voice acting ,the characters and most importantly the background music 👌👌
I watched "Sword of the Stranger" many times and I've just come across your video, great analysis man. I think you missed one point - scene where Nanashi uses previously stolen coins to throw it at enemy, for me it also means that he had is no longer a sword for hire but samurai.
Fantastic interpretation I love Sword of the stranger so much and it’s cool to hear other people love it just as much.
This movie is just amazing, great content as always
Thank you so much
I wish there was a sequel 😭😭😭
@It boy Zhu Zanjin Anime Manga amv mmv fmv edit Didnt nanashi died?
Yea no name dies
It doesn't need one. It's lovely on its own...perfectly wrapped up. Now, another film done with a similar attention to subtlety, animation, background art, music and fight choreography--YES.
No, stories should have endings. If they don’t, they become meaningless
@@Sweetheartx74 well it's not confirmed, it is up to interpretation
In that battle nanashi started at a slight disadvantage
I mean, dude ran RAN ran all the way from the temple to the tower
after having been exposed to harsh environmnet and enemies
and blondie was primped and fresh -- had all his strength
nanashi has so many battle scars. blondie hasnt a scratch on him. i wonder what kind of opponents, how many, each faced in their lifetime. if even after all that nanashi was "evenly" matched with him
By far my favorite scene in any anime ever. If not... Headbutts from another movie. 🤘
He survived the Jade saved 🙌 him from a devastating blow, Sword of the Stranger, one of the greatest.
It's like Vegeta said in the Buu saga, " to someone like you Gohan it makes no sense, but to a warrior it is everything " something to that effect........
and then proceeds to get rocked by every villain. ever.
Nanashi didn't really die considering his wounds weren't too fatal from what I recall. I don't think it was a Disney type of ending, per se, but he did survive to at least live another day, not haunted by his past anymore, not carrying any burdens, just being at peace once more.
His wounds were more or less just lacerations that could become infected but they're not fatal like the antagonist's wounds became at the end of their fight.
He does die actually
@@Sweetheartx74 no he doesnt
@@richardbug3094He does, director confirmed it back in an interview from 2007
The amount of blood on the ground, as they're riding full pace, means he is actively bleeding a lot
The "floating on clouds" line, Kotarou's sad face before he urges the horse on, the film is trying to be subtle and tell us Nanashi is at peace and moving on, now that he's atoned for his actions.
@@DSHPerotecH Ah, so this was basically a "Shane" situation. Interesting, I had always thought that was the case.
I would join the faction that says Nanachi dies in the end. Just before the picture fades to black, you can see the drops of blood on the ground next to the horse tracks. So the wound has opened up and is bleeding quite a bit, but you can tell this from the size in relation to the hoofprints (a horse like this has hoofprints at least 15 cm in diameter). This, together with the heavy ride, is guaranteed to have killed him.
Seeing this for the first time in theaters was one hell of an experience. I consider my self fortunate to have been able to.
Also, as Nanashi and Kotoro raced off on horseback, and the camera started to pan out, it showed Nanashi was losing a hell of a lot more blood than they were initially showing us. He had just been through a hell of a battles, taken some good hits, and had to exhausted himself between the fighting at the temple, riding the horse into the ground, and afterwards he proceeded to push himself to run to the fortress as fast as he could without a break, where he was temporarily knocked unconscious and immediately resumed the fighting right after recovering.
The jewel may have prevented him from dying within moments like Luo Long, but he had to have been exhausted by the end and running on an adrenaline rush. With all that adding up, I seriously doubt Nanashi made it to the next town by the time he lost the adrenaline rush, all of his injuries catching up to him afterwards, running on fumes at that point, and with the amount of blood it showed he was quickly losing by the end it. He went out like a champ.
I think he made it because there was supposed to be a sequel to this which didn’t materialize due to creative differences
never have i seen someone explian an anime better or this humors type of way this new but very very good
Damn, the symbolisms in this movie. Gosh, I haven't watched an anime like this in a whiile. I couldn't even bring myself to blink during some of the scenes.
I had to tape my eyes open so I don’t blink. I clock work oranged myself for this review.
I doubt we’ll watch another anime like this for a while.
Damn…Drive is one of my favorites along with Sword of the Stranger
Interesting I'll have to watch this later cause sword of the Stanger is on my watch list
DONT FINISH THE VID. WATCH THE MOVIE FIRST. Major spoilers ahead
@@TitleTheme yea i won't don't worry
@@brockflynn8690 how's the movie?
Imo Nanashi's purpose for that fight was to stay alive as well. He wanted to move on and beat his demons trough that fight, I do agree with that but the fact that he didn't just kamikaze himself makes me think he still had a reason to live. The way Nanashi fights troughout the scene is always trying to find the right moment to bring out the single fatal blow to Lang, it just feels like someone who is trying to survive rather than someone who is willing to accept death. Though i think the fight had already concluded before it began, for Lang, he wanted to die in that fight. It was his best chance to be killed in a worthy fight and his other option was to die by the hands of a bunch of footsoldiers of either Japanese or Chinese.
Also about Nanashi's past, those children he killed were probably people he knew, he said he was from a providence that was destroyed but the side he was on in his flashback was the of the current providence (you can see the current lord before he became fat ordering him).
Wtf? Such an underrated channel. Glad I was looking for sword of the stranger content and encountered this video.
The End Fight is everything to me.
Great video, I watched this movie for the first time a couple years ago and that ending fight and the soundtrack has been living rent free in my head ever since. I'm about ready to give this a second viewing and going back in with this info will definitely enhance that and give me something new to watch out for.
As for Nanashi dying at the end - I take it as a symbolic death which I think is why it was left ambiguous. The old Nanashi died, but I think he lives and becomes a new man.
We appreciate you sharing the tale of the man who touched our hearts deeply.
Nanashi, I consider him to be one of the greatest swordsmen of all time.
One additional thing to note is that this movie brought me even closer to anime, or you could say that it paved the way for me and helped me become a pioneer.
I watched it years ago and it came to my mind during the pandemic days.
It is nice to have those who still remember this anime.
Hello from Istanbul bro. Have nice day.
ONe rare aspects, Nanashi has red hair.
Although the MC1R gene for red hair exists in Asians, it's 1 in 100,000 children active.
during the 16th century, Portuguese sailors were shipwrecked on the island of Tanegashima. The locals recovered the ship’s cargo, which included matchlock rifles.
On other hand, Nanashi physically looks asian...........there fore likely a mixed race
God this movie is so god damned good, historical fiction done right. Over dramatized sword fights that are grounded in the separate distinctive styles of the martial arts involved, ugh.
Horid Chinese but the fact the effort was made to even have the Chinese characters speak their language just added to the experience. Also the fact Blondie is like some kind of murder slave or at least the implication historically.
I really like OST in the background )))
Anything to do with this amazing film, I just love. There is so much that they left for interpretation, it doesn’t just give it all away. Seriously folks, if you haven’t seen it, please watch it.
Holy shit... I've felt like I've been enlightened by your thoughts of the sword switch, taking on his past self and everything you've said so far.
I think homie survived, he aint that badly hurt and the village wasn't that far away
Sword of the Stranger is one of my top 3 favorite movies, and since I am an incorrigible optimist I believe Nanashi survives in the end :)
me too.
I want to believe he survives and starts a new life as a new person
that the only thing that "dies" is his old self
but it DOES show him bleeding, blood falling in sizable glops as the horse rides away at the end.
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I know that was done on purpose in the movie, hinting at the extend of his injuries. To an extend I like ambiguous endings, they leave me with the feeling of hope. Maybe that's strange, maybe I'm delulu, but the optimist in me refuses to surrender 😭
Btw, off topic, but have you seen Across the spider verse movie?
could you imagine that this masterpiece lost the best animation award of its year to bolt, that's disgustang..
How the fuck aren’t you known. Also, Silent story telling is seriously underused, nice point their Title Theme
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Gah, I keep forgetting how beautiful this movie is. Well done, sir! We need more films like this!
thanks for this heads up, never noticed alot of these points after all these years , he reminds me heavily of rerouni kenshin!
I like the way you talk about it, shows a lot of passion. Keep it up
Really great video man 👍🏻
What a fantastic video! I love the jokes in the middle of the seriousness. You’re really talented at this stuff my guy! I hope life is going good and that you find some time to make safe more videos. Loved this video you made!! Huge fan of sword of the stranger!!
you ve a good taste of animes i rly need to appreciate.
Nice review
Glad I found this video at 5:23am hehe. Great video dude
Your narration is amazing. I wish you make more videos
You deserve more subs man, that editing is pretty good
Very underrated, funny jokes as well. Good taste
Great video
I like your humor and the presentation. Your analytical skills are on point, too. You should become a professional something...
The gem cracks after it fell to the floor which means he survived. No way could that have been fatal. Love your video
good video
doesn't make sense to think he died imo because the jade deflected the thrust
this suggests he was wounded by a push cut or the blunted tip of the broken blade
if it impaled him we wouldn't have seen the katana cut through his clothes and fall to his side so while it's open ended i think it's obvious he lived unless you wanna think he died from infection but i doubt that
YOOO YOU GET IT THE MUSIC WAS SOO GOOD!
One of if not my favorite soundtracks of all time, right after IBO
Just finished watching this movie , i checked some videos looking for answers about the ending , i found it here , nice explanation about these things man great , i think he died when he got strucked on the left side when the jade fell, blood coming out on his side , well great video again man
Keep it up bro I already like what I see
Good video i love it the music is right on
Great video man, good on you. I personally thought the movie had great fight scenes but was just decentely written... Well i did the first time i was watching. But going back again and again, i started the realize all the things i had missed the first time i was watching and now, Sword Of The Stranger is one of my favorite animated movies ever.
Also, i personally think he lives : to me, the blood at the end just signifies he definitely left the bloody path for good, since he has nothing that ties him to his past.
This movie didn't strike the same chords with me that it did with other people, but I still think it is a really good movie (8/10 imo) and not well understood by many of the people who watched. Other than the things you mentioned, there is also criticism over humanities obsession with extending our lives even if it means giving up our dignity, pride, and "humanity." This is told directly with Nanashi's struggle in executing the kid as he didn't want to face the consequences from his lord and fellow soldiers if he refused. This is one of more obvious messages as I also remember Nanashi literally telling someone "haven't you lived long enough?" in response to them trying to sacrifice Kotaro to desperately extend their life, but it is still something I feel that a lot of people gloss over.
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considering there were 2 sequels planned im on the more he lived side
Bro this is your first video I’ve come across. I don’t know if it’s because of how good SoTS is as well but Jesus, man, this is such a great video.
Looking through your uploads, it’s been a while and I don’t know why but i hope you are not done.
Your videos are waaaayyy to good to not be posting. Hope to see something from this channel soon!
Awww. Thanks! Bruh your videos are fucking great too.
@@TitleTheme ayeee thank you!
Great video! Tho I would like to believe that he does survive!
His name is Luo Lang. Why do I see everyone calling him Rarou ?
Man, you spitting facts I love your vids but did you die what happened?
Ironically enough LIFE gets in the way so it seems like I died... But everything is settled now so I’m getting back into it. Thanks Bruhv
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Who is daro? His name was luo-lang
didn't even realize nanashi died at the end
HEY GUYS..... so i did some research and they were suppose to make a 2 more movies but it didn't do as great as they needed it to be in the box office, so i assume he lived in canon
4:57 used bedsheet 😂🗿
Nanashi was always a conscious man unlike Rarou (Luo-Lang), you must understand that refusing to comply with your lords order is not only punishable by death but also deemed as heavily stigma behavior, for short it is a dishonorable act. What is more, a young soldier/samurai would not even dream or think of refusing his any superior let alone his lord. So, Nanashi being frozen while the lord shouting for execution is quite a huge refusal and a serious transgression by standards of that ages and place. Nobody should think they would fare better. Nanashi should have come terms with reality and have an understanding only after a serious trauma and thought process about what happened, and concept of having free will or not. On the other hand, Rarou would not give a shit about killing a child and mother. I am sure he would not enjoy it since it is not good sport and pointless, but he would not particularly feel uncomfortable about it as well, in the end what must be done simply must be done. He would most likely to be indifferent to the idea of child slaughter and would definitely abide by the orders without a flinch. So, I believe they are quite different characters from the start. Obviously, Nanashi enjoy swordplay before trauma happened, but who would not when one is so excelled in something. And I did not even consider once that Nanashi has died, I did not even understand where this idea came from. He is exhausted heavily but none of his injuries was deadly and he was trying to converse with the boy as much as his exhaustion let him. He found his piece even in life, now Nanashi has something to hold on to, such as fatherly or brotherly love. Most importantly, he is not alone any more.
My theory is that Luo Lang is of Danish/Swedish/Norwegian origins... just wanted to put that here.
Wow, thank you so much. Excellent analysis -- your video deserves more views (only 4.508) and likes (only 260). No dislikes (yet) speaks volumes. You definitely know your storytelling at its finest.
Best. Story. Ever!👍👍👍👍👍!
Just like cowboy bebop the end spike spiegel we didnt know if hes die or not just like nanashi in the ending scene
Still waiting for the next video
But why is he ginger? They say he is a barbarian from the south
Norse probably. Maybe went down the silk path. Also the blonde guy (forgot his name) was probably British, French, or Spanish. That's why his Chinese was scuffed because of his accent.
@@ethanmorhanchannel7030 unlikely to be Norse of European. The only thing that setts Nanashi apart is the hair. The rest of his features are japanese. So he likely some nonjapanese ancestor. Red hair exists all over the world not just Europe.
@@ethanmorhanchannel7030 Ling wao is probably russian , not western european lmfao
What movie is the first scene from? Thank you..
I also am of the opinion Nanashi is dead, although he has to be one of the coolest characters ever and I hate the idea of it, it just make sense.
You should check Zatoichi films.
Wdym he died in the end? He just fell asleep. 😊
Doubt youll see this. I think nanashi is alive. Simple put i feel like the jade was meant to be taken 2 ways. 1. The debt had been repayed and 2. Nanishi saved the boy and on the end the jade the boy gave him sabed nanishi's life.
Also the prayer might be a prayer to never kill someone for no reason ever again. Him cutting the ribbon is him drawing his sword for a reason for a real purpose to protect kotaro.
I DID SEE THIS. Apparently, there was supposed to be a sequel? I forgot where I saw this but there were rumors flying around a while ago so maybe Nanashi was supposed to be alive. Who knows if Nanashi would have been the main character. I really don't have strong beliefs either way about whether Nanashi lived or died, but just the general feeling I got was death. Could be wrong though.
You know. It can sometimes aggravate me when a show or movie just endlessly exposits all over me with all the most obvious crap, but that's most often stuff in the vein of so simple a toddler could see it. Like telling me two characters have a messy history together after watching them have an altercation that makes that abundantly evident without being said.
However, some anime just do it in such a way that makes me geek out for reasons I can't quite explain. For example, pretty much every fight in HunterxHunter🤣. Or a more specific example. You used a clip from Fire Force. I'm behind on that, but in the climax of S1 when Shinra is fighting Sho and the scientist is off to the side totally losing it while monologuing about the way they're bending the laws of space and time, I was absolutely loving it.
Anyway, I have yet to watch the rest of the vid because it is an ungodly hour, I haven't slept, and I have something very important to do when I wake up, but I do intend to come back later. I loved this movie.
He died in that last scene???
This was a year ago?
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The story in Sword of the Stranger really isn’t that great, and the characters are very poorly developed unfortunately, the art, choreography and animation were its highlights. I wish it did have a more fleshed out story though, i would have liked to have seen more backgrounds and personalities of the characters because they had had a lot of potential, this would have been a better short series than a movie imo. Pretty sure dude bled to death at the end of the movie too lol
Also, of course Luo Lang’s Chinese is horrible, it was well established that he was a foreigner, Chinese would be his second language
So you just recap the movies not what I was looking for...