Rurouni Kenshin [Live-Action Movie]
Release: Aug 25, 2012
Genre: Action
Adaptation: manga series by Nobuhiro Watsuki, TV animated series
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Story
Kenshin Himura was an assassin for the Imperial side during the war that ended the Shogunate and installed the Meiji government. After killing countless people, he made a vow to never kill again. Ten years later, he finds a home at a failing dojo, only to be caught up in a string of murders related to an opium ring. His commitment to never taking a life is put to the test as the people he’s come to care about are threatened by figures from his past. (source: AnimeNewsNetwork)
Cast
Takeru Sato as Kenshin Himura
Emi Takei as Kaoru Kamiya
Koji Kikkawa as Udo Jine
Yu Aoi as Megumi Takani
Munetaka Aoki as sanosuke Sagara
Gou Ayano as Gein
Genki Sudo as Banjin Inui
Taketo Tanaka as Yahiko Myojin
Eiji Okuda as Aritomo Yamagata
Yosuke Eguchi as Hajime Saito
Teruyuki Kagawa as Kanryu Takeda
Thoughts: I thought it was an enjoyable movie. It's not going to be one of my favorite movies. But I think that I need to be a fan of this series in order to fully appreciate the movie. I'm not really familiar with this series and I've never read manga nor seen the anime. However, the movie plot was easy to follow, even if I have no knowledge about the backstory for this series. I thought that Takeru was awesome in this movie. Especially, during the action sequences. He must have worked very hard in doing those scenes. But overall, I look at this as an enjoyable samurai-action-packed movie.
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