Sword of the Stranger

Released: 2007

Action, Animation, History
Pursued by formidable Chinese assassins, young Kotaro and his dog run into No Name, a mysterious stranger who gets pulled into the chase. The unlikely companions form a bond over saving the dog from a poison attack, but chaos erupts when the assassins find Kotaro, and No Name must face his past before a horrible fate is met again.
Starring: Tomoya Nagase, Yuri Chinen, Koichi Yamadera, Akio Otsuka, Unsho Ishizuka, Mamoru Miyano, Maaya Sakamoto, Jun Hazumi
Directed by: Masahiro Ando
Written by: Fumihiko Takayama
Language: Mandarin, Japanese
Scenes
Partway during their journey, there's a quick scene of Nanashi, Kotaro and Tobimaru (a dog) stopping to take a leak near a lake. (55:06)
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8x99y8
Alternate Titles
Sutorenjia: Mukô hadan (romaji)
Stranger: Mukou Hadan (romaji)
Stranja: Mukou Hadan (romaji)
Stranja: Mukoh Hadan (romaji)
Stranger Mukōhadan