Sword of The Stranger - Characters

Characters

Nameless/Nanashi (名無し?) (means "No Name" or "Nameless", referring to warriors that were lost in battle)

• Voiced by: Tomoya Nagase (Japanese), Michael Adamthwaite (English)

A ronin haunted by his terrible past, he has sworn to keep his sword sheathed. However, upon meeting Kotaro, he finds himself re-evaluating his life. While traveling with the young Kotaro, Nanashi finds himself acting as a bodyguard for the boy. This in turn leads to his prolonged struggle against the Ming warriors, particularly Luo-Lang.

Kotaro (仔太郎?)

• Voiced by: Yuuri Chinen (Japanese), Aidan Drummond (English)

Kotaro is a young orphan, seen in the opening scene being told by the priest Shoan to run far away from the monastery. He is pursued by the Ming swordsmen as well as the soldiers of Akaike. With no idea why he is being chased. He seeks protection from Nanashi, after encountering him. His sole traveling companion until meeting Nanashi is his Shiba Inu, Tobimaru.

Luo-Lang (羅狼?)

• Voiced by: Kōichi Yamadera (Japanese), Scott McNeil (English)

The blonde-haired, blue-eyed, European second-in-command of the Ming group and an extremely skilled swordsman. Luo-Lang is driven by a thirst for great power, and craves finding an equally strong opponent to fight so that he may improve his skills.

Shogen Itadori (虎杖 将藍?)

• Voiced by: Akio Ōtsuka (Japanese), Brian Dobson (English)

One of the chief vassals of Akaike. He is a warrior whose swordsmanship skills have helped him rise above the rank-and-file soldiers and into power. He is driven by the ambition of one day becoming the ruler of an independent territory.

Master Bai-Luan (白鸞?)

• Voiced by: Atsushi Ii (Japanese), Ken Kramer (English)

The leader of the Ming group. He is responsible for chasing Kotaro on the Emperor’s order. He is completely dedicated to the Emperor and is just using Luo-Lang for his strength.

Tobimaru (飛丸?)

Kotaro's dog, and a principal character in the movie. Tobimaru is poisoned by a Ming warrior early in the film. Curing him provides the catalyst for Nanashi and Kotaro to work together. Nanashi helps Tobimaru by taking him, along with Kotaro, to an apothecary. After he is cured, Tobimaru worries about Kotaro, and after his master is captured, he helps Nanashi find the Sacrificial Altar before Kotaro is sacrificed.

Shoan (祥庵?)

• Voiced by: Naoto Takenaka (Japanese), Hiro Kanagawa (English)

Lord Akaike (金亥?)

• Voiced by: Unshou Ishizuka (Japanese), Paul Dobson (English)