One Piece: The Cursed Holy Sword (2004) User Reviews

One word to describe it is "Swordplay"

[emasterslake · 8/10 · 19 July 2007]

The Straw Hat Pirates landed at Asuka Island, home of the most valuable sword in the world: The Seven Star Sword. Which was said to curse anyone who takes it in possession. When they got back to the Going Merry, they discovered that Zoro is missing from his guard duty. Before they could plan out a search party to relocate him. Luffy and friends escape from the port as Marines were on their tail. They found a new place to dock, which is near a village. Whose job is to keep the Seven Star Sword sealed. Soon it was attacked by the Marines, and among them is Zoro. Luffy and the others don't know why he's helping out the Marines. But it all comes to conclusion when Luffy encounters Saga: Zoro's childhood friend from Swordsman training.

This yet another good One Piece. As superior as last year's movie. Reason why is because it's long, it has character development, well thought out script, and plenty of action too.

It's also something the Zoro fans may like to watch. Because it has plenty of Swordfights in it.

Zoro betrays his friends

[Mysterygeneration · 6/10 · 13 January 2024]

The Straw Hats visit an island to find a sword, but Zoro betrays his friends to meet with his old companion and fights against the crew. This is a ridiculous plot, as Zoro, a mean swordsman, cares deeply for his 'Nakama' and would never betray them, even if it meant helping an old friend. This movie is a must-watch for fans of One Piece.

Now, despite the horrifying plot, the artwork is rather fantastic! All of the characters share a common 'One Piece' appearance, while the backdrops are exquisitely detailed. There are moments in the film where the camera moves around and appears to be virtually three-dimensional, giving the impression that computer animation was also used throughout.

not as good as the last one but definitely still great

[electrovator · 10/10 · 30 November 2016]

Compared to the last movie this one wasn't as exciting for some reason, but, It was still great. This movie is more about Zoro and Saga (a friend from his childhood) and a promise they made to each other.

The straw hat pirates end up being split up (ish) after Zoro disappears. Luffy and Usopp run into Saga, who turns out to be a childhood friend of Zoro's, but what they didn't know was that Saga had been taken over by the power of the seven star sword that he wields. I won't spoil anymore of it.

The funniest scene to me was when Usopp was looking for Luffy in the cave and Luffy runs past him Laughing because a boulder is chasing him (although the entire time they were in the cave was pretty much hilarious)

anyway, I definitely suggest this one.

Fails to live up to a high potential

[zhyates · 5/10 · 18 December 2021]

The second time a One Piece film focuses on a specific crewmember; this outing delves into Zoro's history. While this film has a unique aesthetic and atmosphere, it falls flat by running several stories that don't really tie back into the main narrative. Even while giving Zoro a highlight, he doesn't particularly feel relevant to the story as it's written. Has a few cool and amusing bits, but otherwise falls into a skippable category with movies #3 and #7.