| 1 | * When No-Name and Kotaro are bathing, it's revealed that No-Name dyes his red hair black. While he claims it's just to go unnoticed in Japan, it's clear that he's deeply ashamed of something he wants to forget, which goes unrevealed in this scene. |
| 2 | * When No-Name and Kotaro finally arrive at their destination, [[spoiler: the monks betray Kotaro and turn him over to the people hunting him to save themselves.]] This is so horrible that [[spoiler: one of the monks hangs himself for his own cowardice.]] |
| 3 | * No-Name's clear anguish when he realizes he may have [[spoiler: sent Kotaro off to his death in his attempt to aid him.]] |
| 4 | * Kotaro being [[spoiler: dragged up and prepared for the ritual that will kill him.]] It's now that it occurs to the audience just what's on the line-- an innocent child [[spoiler: is going to be killed just to satiate one man's desire for immortality and another man's lust for battle.]] It's arguably made ''worse'' by Luo-Lang's polite tone as he drags the boy off to [[spoiler: die.]] |
| 5 | * TheReveal of what exactly No-Name did that caused him so much grief and brought him to [[TheAtoner atonement]]: [[spoiler: He murdered children at the end of the war.]] Shortly after, however, [[spoiler: No-Name changes things by undoing the Peace Knot on his blade to save Kotaro, which is a bittersweet but [[Awesome/SwordOfTheStranger mostly awesome]] moment.]] |
| 6 | * The final duel of the film has melancholy music playing over it, and despite its sheer awesomeness, it is undeniably sad and dramatic, the fortress crumbling beneath the combatants' feet as they fight a largely meaningless last battle. |
| 7 | * Luo-Lang's final scene. He was an awful person, if certainly [[EvilIsCool a badass one,]] but there's something solemn about seeing this invulnerable juggernaut of a man [[spoiler: collapse to his knees and perish, finally having met his WorthyOpponent.]] |
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