Rurouni Kenshin (Live Movie)

Rurouni Kenshin; るろうに剣心
	; "I definitely will return."
Creator	Watsuki Nobuhiro
Director	Otomo Keishi
Producer	Kubota Osamu
Writer	Fujii Kiyomi; Otomo Keishi
Starring	Satoh Takeru; Takei Emi; Kikkawa Koji;
Composer	Sato Naoki
Cinematography	Ishizaka Takurou
Editor	Imai Tsuyoshi
Studio	Warner Bros. Pictures; Amuse; Shueisha; KDDI; C&I Entertainment; Yahoo! Japan;
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s)	August 25, 2012; December 26, 2012 (Retail);
Running time	134 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Gross revenue	3,010 million yen
Forum Thread	Thread
Chronology
Followed by	Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno
External links
	Website

Live Action Anime
Rurouni Kenshin (Live Movie) →	Characters	Chronology	Trivia
		Discography	Media
		Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Taika-hen >

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Kenshin the wanderer(るろうに剣心)

A Japanese film adaptation of Rurouni Kenshin based on the popular manga of the same name, the manga's original creator is Watsuki Nobuhiro (和月伸宏). The director of the movie is Otomo Keishi (大友啓史).

The sequel movies are released:

Historical Terms

Bakumatsu 幕末 - The end of the Edo era that marked the end of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Meiji period 明治時代 - The era when Japan moved from an isolated feudal society to a more westernized one.

Isshin-shishi 維新志士 - Means "Restoration" and "men of high purpose". This is the group the Kenshin worked for during the Bakumatsu. For the most part, they worked to usher in the Restoration, putting in place the Meiji emperor and ushering in the Meiji era.

Shinsengumi 新選組 - The "newly selected force" were the special police of the late shogunate period. That put Hajime at odds with Kenshin and explains why he has a pseudonym as a police officer during the Meiji era.

Major Battles Mentioned

Battle of Aizu - This is where Megumi's family died.
Boshin War 戊辰戦争 - It was during this battle that the Meiji Emperor achieved victory over the shoguns, ushering in the new age. This is the battle that Kenshin and Hajime are in at the beginning of the movie.

Schools of Sword Styles

Kamiya Kasshin-ryuu 神谷活心流

The name comes from Kamiya (Kaoru's family name) and Kasshin, which means roughly "active heart".

The school where Kaou is the assistant instructor. Their philosophy is "A sword that gives life." Currently its only student is Yahiko, since most people abandoned it after Jine started murdering while saying he was using the Kamiya Kasshin-ryuu style.

Hiten Mitsurugi-ryuu 飛天御剣流

Name roughly translates to "The sacred sword in flight through the sky/heaven".

An ancient sword style that focuses on dispelling large groups of people quickly.

Battou jutsu 抜刀術 - This is a technique that turns the movement of unsheathing the sword into a deadly strike. Kenshin's specialty in this is what earned him the title Hitokiri Battousai.

Souryuusen双龍閃 (Twin Dragon Flash) - This attack involves drawing the sword to strike, then using the sheathe as a secondary weapon on the opponent, hence the twin dragons in the name. In the movie Kenshin says the full name Hiten Mitsurugi-ryuu Battoujutsu Souryuusen.

Nikaidouheihou 二階堂兵法

Jine's technique. Actually based on real techniques.

Haishatou 背車刀 (Back wheel sword) - Jine's technique of putting the sword behind his back, so his opponent can't tell from which direction he'll swing from.

Shin no ippou 心の一方 (One-sided heart) - Sending out chi from the eye to freeze one's opponent.

Characters

Himura Kenshin 緋村剣心 - Satoh Takeru
Kamiya Kaoru 神谷薫 - Takei Emi
Udou Jine 鵜堂刃衛 - Kikkawa Koji
Takani Megumi 高荷恵 - Aoi Yu
Sagara Sanosuke - Aoki Munetaka
Gein 外印 - Ayano Gou
Inui Banjin 戌亥番神 - Sudo Genki
Myoujin Yahiko 明神弥彦 - 田中偉登
Chief of Police Uramura 浦村署長 - Saitou Yousuke
Sekihara Tae 関原妙 - Hirata Kaoru
Sanjou Tsubame 三条燕 - Nagano Mei
我荒・兄 Older brother - Hirayama Yusuke
我荒・弟 Younger brother - Fukami Motoki
Man in Western Clothes ?Kodama 洋装の男・児玉 - Honda Daisuke
Man in Western Clothes ?Kikuchi 洋装の男・菊池 - Okamoto Koutarou
Man in Western Clothes ?Mitsui 洋装の男・三井 - Yamasaki Jun
Man cut down 斬られる男 - 上舎裕貴
Kubo Husband 久保・夫 - Yashiba Toshihiro
Kubo Wife 久保・妻 - Anami Atsuko
Apothecary 漢方医 - Arifuku Masashi
Mizushima 水島 - Ochiai Motoki
Investigating officer 取調官 - Nagahori Taketoshi
Man in white 白衣の男 - Matsushima Ryota
Kiyosato Akira 清里明良 - Kubota Masataka
Katsura Kogorou 桂小五郎 - Miyakawa Ichirota
Yamagata Aritomo 山県有朋 - Okuda Eiji
徳永淳
Harada Hiroaki
Kousen
Takano Ryou
川鶴晃裕
内藤和也
渡辺菜月
河村愛子
松尾諭
Saitou Hajime 斎藤一 (Pseudoname Fujita Gorou) - Eguchi Yousuke
Takeda Kanryuu 武田観柳 - Kagawa Teruyuki

Music

The Beginning

Singer: ONE OK ROCK

Trivia

Kenshin's name during the Bakumatsu is Hitokiri Battousai.
- Hitokiri 人斬り just means "killer", literally "man slasher".
- Battousai 抜刀斎 means "master of the sword draw technique". That's because Kenshin's specialty is battoujutsu 抜刀術, which is a technique of slashing the sword using the motion of drawing the sword from its sheathe.
Kaoru notes in the movie that Kenshin's name means "heart of sword" since the kanji in his name are sword (ken 剣) and heart (shin 心). This is also a reference to an ending theme song sung by T.M.Revolution, also called "Heart of Sword."

Actor Trivia

Kenshin's actor, Satoh Takeru, made his toku breakthrough as Nogami Ryoutaru / Kamen Rider Den-O on Den-O.
Ochiai Motoki was a guest actor in Den-O Eps 01-02 which he played Tetsuo.
Kikkawa Koji (Jine) played Kamen Rider Skull and sung the songs for W and Kabuto.
Hirata Kaoru plays Tae the waitress (also appears in the scene with the poisoned people). She was MagiRed's love interest in MagiRanger.
Sudo Genki (Inui Banjin) played the Luna Dopant in Kamen Rider W FOREVER: A to Z / The GaiaMemories of Fate.
Kubota Masataka (Kiyosato Akira) was Keita from Keitai Sousakan 7.
Saitou Yousuke (Chief of Police) played Priest Akaza in Garo Red Requiem.
Ayano Gou (Gein) played Sawada Aki / Spider Orphenoch on 555.
Yamasaki Jun played Houjou Tooru on Agito and Centipede Orphenoch on 555.
Yashiba Toshihiro (Kubo) was Aoki on Makai Senki and on Abaranger.
Arifuku Masashi played Don Katayama on GaoRanger.
Kousen was on Ryuki Ep 11.

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