Sword for Truth
1990 • Ashi Productions
- Format
- MOVIE
- Aired
- 1990
- Episodes
- 1
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Ashi Productions · Manga Entertainment
- Genres
- Action · Supernatural · Thriller
Shurannosuke Sakaki is a masterless samurai with a razor-sharp katana and a cold-hearted personality. Whenever you see the mark of two crossed scythes on his back, death is sure to follow. Because of his exceptional swordsmanship, Shurannosuke is hired by the Nakura Clan to rescue Princess Mayu from the Seki Ninja. In this mission, he must use his full potential to survive the Seki Ninja's notorious henchmen.
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Released in 1990 by Ashi Productions, Sword for Truth emerged during a period when the studio was heavily engaged in producing high-action, fantasy-oriented animation for both television and direct-to-video markets. The film was conceived as an attempt to capture the growing international interest in epic, sword-and-sorcery narratives, leaning into the darker, atmospheric aesthetic that defined much of the Japanese independent animation scene at the turn of the decade.
The production design prioritized fluid, kinetic action sequences characteristic of Ashi Productions' house style, which often favored dramatic lighting and expressive character silhouettes to compensate for limited budgets. While the film aimed to resonate with fans of gritty fantasy tropes, it was ultimately received as a niche entry, largely eclipsed by larger-budget anime features of the era, and today it remains a curiosity valued primarily by collectors interested in the studio's broader body of work from that transitional period.
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