Bandai Entertainment Adds Sword of The Stranger And Jin-Roh To Hulu

April 23, 2012 (Cypress, CA) – Bandai Entertainment announced today the availability of two theatrical films Sword of the Stranger (www.hulu.com/sword-of-the-stranger) and Jin-Roh (www.hulu.com/jin-roh) on the free, ad-supported Hulu and Hulu Plus subscription service.

About Sword of the Stranger From acclaimed animation studio BONES (Eureka Seven, Cowboy Bebop, Full Metal Alchemist) Sword of the Stranger is the story Kotaro, a young boy hunted by the Mings from China, and his loyal dog Tobimaru. The two meet a nameless samurai who is haunted by his past – a memory so terrible he has vowed to never draw his sword again. Among the Mings is Luo-Lang, a ruthless Western swordsman with the Chinese name who has walked the earth in search of a worthy rival. When both groups clash with a feudal lord and monks torn between faith and survival, the truth behind the Mings' pursuit of Kotaro tests the bond between the boy and the samurai.

About Jin-Roh Originally released in 1999 and directed by Hiroyuki Okiura and written by Mamoru Oshii (Patlabor, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence) Jin-Roh is set in an alternate history of Japan. Constable Fuse is part of an elite Special Forces team whose mission is to maintain peace during a time of civil unrest. Entangled within a web of intrigue and politics, his decisions will determine the ultimate fate of the Capital Police and those dearest to him...

About Bandai Entertainment Bandai Entertainment, INC., is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings (USA) Inc., and is a distributor of Japanese animation on digital platforms, Blu-ray and DVD, and programming for television broadcast in North America. Titles include Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, K-ON!, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Cowboy Bebop, Outlaw Star, The Vision of Escaflowne, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Mobile Suit Gundam, and many more.