Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Taika-hen

Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno; るろうに剣心京都大火編
Director	Otomo Keishi
Writer	Fujii Kiyomi; Otomo Keishi
Composer	Satou 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 1, 2014; December 17, 2014 (Retail);
Running time	139 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Gross revenue	3,000 million yen
Forum Thread	Thread
Chronology
Preceded by	Rurouni Kenshin
Followed by	Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends
External links
	Website

Live Action Anime
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Taika-hen →	Characters	Chronology	Trivia
		Discography	Media
< Rurouni Kenshin		Rurouni Kenshin: Densetsu no Saigo-hen >

Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno るろうに剣心京都大火編

Sequel to the Rurouni Kenshin live movie. Movie 2 of 3.

Following this movie is the Rurouni Kenshin: Densetsu no Saigo-hen.

Plot

1878 (Meiji Year 11) at Hyougo - Settsu Mine Saitou Hajime fails to apprehend Shishio.
May 7, Kenshin and Sagara are taken to meet Interior Minister Okubo Toshimichi. They are told that Shishio is a threat that only Kenshin can stop. Okubo gives Kenshin a week to decide on whether he will do it or not.
May 14, Minister Okubo is assassinated. Bodies of policemen are sent to the Interior Ministry as a taunt from Shishio.
Kenshin decides to go to Kyoto to stop Shishio.

Characters

See the Gallery section to view the main cast pics

Kenshin and his Friends

Himura Kenshin - Satoh Takeru → 緋村剣心 - 佐藤健
Kamiya Kaoru - Takei Emi → 神谷薫 - 武井咲
Sagara Sanosuke - Aoki Munetaka → 相楽左之助 - 青木崇高
Takani Megumi - Aoi Yuu → 高荷恵 - 蒼井優
Myoujin Yahiko - Ohyagi Kaito → 明神弥彦 - 大八木凱斗

Government Officials

Saitou Hajime - Eguchi Yousuke → 斎藤一 - 江口洋介
Okubo Toshimichi - Miyazawa Kazufumi → 大久保利通 - 宮沢和史
Itou Hirobumi - Ozawa Yukiyoshi → 伊藤博文 - 小澤幸喜
Kawaji Toshiyoshi - Koichi Mantaro → 川路利良 - 小市慢太郎
Takano - Mashima Hidekazu → 高野 - 眞島秀和

Shishio and his Followers

Makoto Shishio - Fujiwara Tatsuya → 志々雄真実 - 藤原竜也
Komagata Yumi - Takahashi Maryjun → 駒形由美 - 高橋メアリージュン
Shinomori Aoshi - Iseya Yuusuke → 四乃森蒼紫 - 伊勢谷友介
Shishio lackey - Abe Ryohei

The Ten Swords

Seta Soujirou - Kamiki Ryunosuke → 瀬田宗次郎 - 神木隆之介
Sawagejou Chou - Miura Ryosuke → 沢下条張 - 三浦涼介
Sadojima Houji - Takitou Kenichi → 佐渡島方治 - 滝藤賢一
Yuukyuuzan Anji - Maruyama Tomomi → 悠久山安慈 - 丸山智己
Uonuma Usui - Murata Mitsu → 魚沼宇水 - 村田充
Honjou Kamatari - Yashiki Hiroko → 本条鎌足 - 屋敷紘子
Kariwa Henya - 原勇弥 → 刈羽蝙也 - 原勇弥
Iwanbou - 山田崇夫 → 夷腕坊 - 山田崇夫
Saizuchi - Shimazu Kentaro → 才槌 - 島津健太郎
Fuji - 山口航太 → 不二 - 山口航太

Kyoto's Oniwaban Spies

Makimachi Misao - Tsuchiya Tao → 巻町操 - 土屋太鳳
Okina （Kashiwazaki Nenji） - Tanaka Min → 翁（柏崎念至） - 田中泯
Kurojou - 小久保丈二 → 黒尉 - 小久保丈二
Shirojou - Satou Shigeru → 白尉 - 佐藤滋
Masukami - Eda Yuka → 増髪 - 江田結香
Oumime - Beppu Ayumi → 近江女 - 別府あゆみ

The Arai Family

Arai Shakkuu - 中村達也 → 新井赤空 - 中村達也
Arai Seikuu - Watanabe Dai → 新井青空 - 渡辺大
Arai Azusa - Nishihara Aki → 新井梓 - 西原亜希
Arai Iori - 蓮沼誠希 → 新井伊織 - 蓮沼誠希
Arai Iori - 細川愉楽多 → 新井伊織 - 細川愉楽多

Shingetsu Villagers

Mishima Eiji - 田端瑛 → 三島栄次 - 田端瑛
Mishima Eiichirou - Fuchikami Yasushi → 三島栄一郎 - 淵上泰史

Others

Mysterious Man - Fukuyama Masaharu → 謎の男 - 福山雅治
刈羽蝙也 - Hara Yuuya
Government official - Kurahara Ken

Trivia

In the play where there is a parody of Kenshin. The parody version looks like a kabuki actor with a big frizzy red wig, white face paint, and a scar that's shaped like the kanji for 9/kyuu/九. Consequently, they also parody Kenshin's nickname, Hitokiri Battousai 人きり抜刀斎. Instead, they call him Hitokiri Bakyuusai, 人きり抜九斎. The joke is that the "tou" in Battousai could be represented by the character 十, meaning 10, whereas Bakyuusai's kyu comes from the kanji for 9.
Misao 操 means "chastity".
Chou is a sword lover. He visits the Seikuu, the son of the late swordsmith Arai Shakkuu. Chou wants the rumored final sword that Shakkuu made. To do this, Chou kidnaps Iori, Seikuu's son. When Kenshin confronts Chou, Chou implies that part of the reason he has the baby is for a tameshigiri (試し切り) the practice of testing out a new sword on a person.
Shakkuu's last sword was kept in a box marked Offering (奉納). It was hidden in the shrine near the Arai's home.
Kenshin's new sword is the Sakabatou Shin'uchi (逆刃刀・真打) which means "reverse blade true performer". Kenshin's old blade was the Sakabatou Kageuchi (逆刃刀・影打) which means "reverse blade shadow performer".
The inscription on the Sakabatou Shin'uchi reads: "For countless years, I have forged blades that cut myself. Though my son may hate me, this is for my grandson's era." He is talking in a generational sense. He forged many swords that killed his generation, which upset his son's generation but everything was done for the sake of the future generations.

Historical Trivia

Shishio's sword is named Nagasone Kotetsu. It is named after the famous Edo swordmaker Nagasone Kotetsu. There are many swords in fiction named Kotetsu because of him.
Misao's grandfather was a part of the secret Oniwaban in Kyoto. The Oniwaban (also known as "spies" or "the garden keepers") were undercover agents for the shogun. Some even call them ninjas.
- Katsu Kaishuu (勝海舟) and Saigou Takamori (西郷隆盛) are named dropped by Misao's grandfather for taking Edo without bloodshed. As a result of this, the secret Oniwaban and the Bakufu never clashed. So Kenshin never fought Aoshi.
When Chou tells the police that Shishio plans to burn down Kyoto, Kenshin remarks that it's similar to the Ikedaya Incident. A real life incident, where some ronin were planning on setting fire to Kyoto in 1864. They were stopped by the Shinsengumi, whose duties at the time were to police Kyoto.
Kurojou, Shirojou, Masukami, and Oumime are apparently all names of Noh masks.

Actor Trivia

Fujiwara Tatsuya (Shishio) is famous for his role as Yagami Light in the Death Note live action movies.
Yumi is played by Takahashi Maryjun, older sister of actress Takahashi Yu who played Yuri in Kiva.
Eda Yuka (Masukami). She played Mibu Sayaka in Fourze. Her name is a reference to the Mibu, the origin of the Shinsengumi who were also known as the ronin of Mibu.
Kamiki Ryunosuke (Soujirou) was the Mysterious Boy (Power of Darkness) in Agito.
Miura Ryosuke (Sawagejou "Sword Hunter" Chou). He was also in various toku roles such as Ankh from OOO and Beet Sazer from Sazer-X.
Murata Mitsu (Uonuma Mausui). He's had various toku roles, including Douji from Hibiki, Bishop from Kiva, and Naitou from Wizard.
Beppu Ayumi (Oumime). She played MagiPink on MagiRanger.