may contain spoilersintroonce upon a time in japan and a great demon fell in love with a beautiful ( but mortal ) woman . this love affair lead to the birth of a very unique creature not a human be and yet not fully demon either . his name . inuyasha ( literraly and dog demon ) . rumiko takahashi inuyasha ( name after it central character ) be one of the most popular mangas of all time . it have inspire a popular anime series and several movie . among these movie be this one and title sword of an honorable ruler . story the sword of an honorable ruler refer to in the title be sword that once belong toinuyasha father the tetsuiga of earth ( wield by none other than our hero ) and the tensaiga of heaven ( wield by inuyasha full demon old bro sesshomaru ) and and a third one sounga of hell and a sword so powerful that it can cause great destruction and open the door to the netherworld . now and it so happen that this sounga sword find it way into inuyasha possession and it start wreck havoc everywhere . to stop this evil sword from cause destruction and inuyasha must combine his wind scar ( his sword special attack ) with sesshomaru sword attack . but can these two brother who be completely different from each other ( one be a haughty full demon and the other a stubborn half demon ) cooperate to stop this evil . commentsthis third inuyasha movie be perhaps the best one i have see so far . it get well ( achingly beautiful ) animation and there so much action . the music by kaoru wada also keep get well . like all inuyasha movie and this one include the main cast of character inuyasha and the hero himself and kagome and the human girl from the future who travel back in time via an enchant well . other famous character include the lecherous yet lovable monk miroku and the feisty demon slayer sango . it be too bad that they do not have other well loved character such a kikyo or kagura . but do that really matter . an addition to the cast of character be takemaru and a samurai lord who love inuyasha mother and die in battle with inuyasha father . he have just be resurrect by the sounga and and with that demonic sword have take possession of his body and he out to get inuyasha and sesshomaru . he an interesting character and great addition to the cast . sesshomaru and our hero old bro and play a major role in this movie and he the one who really steal the show . furthermore and we get to see inuyasha mother ( last see in the first season of the anime ) and ( finally ) his father and the great dog demon . this film delve into inuyasha family history and explore his relationship with his haughtily full demon old brother and who look down on inuyasha for be only a half demon . sword of an honorable ruler be also pack with powerful and move scene . get ta love that scene where sesshomaru be ask by his father whether he have someone to protect and year later sternly reply that he have no one to protect but later save rin and jaken . such a perfect blend of sesshomaru haughty arrogance and his caring and fatherly side . conclusion without a doubt and this be one of the best inuyasha movie and if not the very best .