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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
  | name = Rurouni Kenshin
  | name = '''Rurouni Kenshin'''<br>るろうに剣心
  | image = KenshinPoster.jpg
  | image = KenshinPoster.jpg
  | caption =
  | caption = "I definitely will return."
  | director = [[Otomo Keishi]]
| creator = [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=35 Watsuki Nobuhiro]
  | producer =
  | director = {{name|[[Otomo Keishi]]|大友啓史}}
  | writer = 藤井清美<br>大友啓史
  | producer = {{name|[[Kubota Osamu]]|久保田修}}
  | starring =
  | writer = {{ubl|{{name|Fujii Kiyomi|藤井清美}}|{{name|Otomo Keishi|大友啓史}}}}
  | music =
  | starring = {{ubl|[[Satoh Takeru]]|[[Takei Emi]]|[[Kikkawa Koji]]}}
  | cinematography =
  | music = {{name|[[Satou Naoki]]|佐藤直紀}}
  | editor =
  | cinematography = {{name|[[Ishizaka Takurou]]|石坂拓郎}}
  | studio =
  | editor = {{name|[[Imai Tsuyoshi]]|今井 剛}}
  | distributor =
  | studio = {{ubl|Warner Bros. Pictures|Amuse|Shueisha|KDDI|C&I Entertainment|Yahoo! Japan}}
  | release = {{Start date|2012|08|25}}
  | distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures
  | runtime = 134 min
  | release = {{ubl|{{Start date|2012|08|25}}|{{Start date|2012|12|26}} (Retail)}}
  | runtime = 134 minutes
  | country = Japan
  | country = Japan
  | language = Japanese
  | language = Japanese
  | budget =
  | budget =
  | gross =
  | gross = 3,010 million yen
| thread = http://forums.tvnihon.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=12877
| previous =
| next =  [[Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno]]
| website = http://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/rurouni-kenshin/index.html?oro=mile
}}
}}
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==Cast==
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* Himura Kenshin 緋村剣心 - [[Satou Takeru]]
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* Kaoru 神谷薫 - [[Takei Emi]]
[[Rurouni Kenshin (Live Movie)|Rurouni Kenshin]]
 
[[Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Taika-hen]]
 
[[Rurouni Kenshin: Densetsu no Saigo-hen]]
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-->[[File: Kenshin2.jpg|thumb||Alt = Black and White Poster for Kenshin|Black and White Alternative poster]]{{name|''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. Originally created by {{name|[[Watsuki Nobuhiro]]|和月伸宏}} and directed by {{name|[[Otomo Keishi]]|大友啓史}}.
 
Two sequel movies are expected to come out:
*[[Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Taika-hen]]
==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]]
* Udou Jine 鵜堂刃衛 - [[Kikkawa Koji]]
* Megumi 高荷恵 - [[Aoi Yu]]
* Takani Megumi 高荷恵 - [[Aoi Yu]]
* Sagara Sanosuke - [[Aoki Munetaka]]
* Sagara Sanosuke - [[Aoki Munetaka]]
* 外印 - [[綾野剛]]
* Gein 外印 - [[Ayano Gou]]
* Inui Banjin 戌亥番神 - [[須藤元気]]
* Inui Banjin 戌亥番神 - [[Sudo Genki]]
* 明神弥彦 - [[田中偉登]]
* Myoujin Yahiko 明神弥彦 - 田中偉登
* 浦村署長 - [[斉藤洋介]]
* Chief of Police Uramura 浦村署長 - [[Saitou Yousuke]]
* Sekihara Tae 関原妙 - [[平田薫 (タレント)|平田薫]]
* Sekihara Tae 関原妙 - [[Hirata Kaoru]]
* 三条燕 - [[永野芽郁]]
* Sanjou Tsubame 三条燕 - [[Nagano Mei]]
* 我荒・兄 - [[平山祐介]]
* 我荒・兄 Older brother - [[Hirayama Yusuke]]
* 我荒・弟 - [[深水元基]]
* 我荒・弟 Younger brother - [[Fukami Motoki]]
* 洋装の男・児玉 - [[本田大輔]]
* Man in Western Clothes ?Kodama 洋装の男・児玉 - [[Honda Daisuke]]
* 洋装の男・菊池 - [[岡本光太郎]]
* Man in Western Clothes ?Kikuchi 洋装の男・菊池 - [[Okamoto Koutarou]]
* 洋装の男・三井 - [[山崎潤]]
* Man in Western Clothes ?Mitsui 洋装の男・三井 - [[Yamasaki Jun]]
* 斬られる男 - 上舎裕貴
* Man cut down 斬られる男 - 上舎裕貴
* 久保・夫 - [[矢柴俊博]]
* Kubo Husband 久保・夫 - [[Yashiba Toshihiro]]
* 久保・妻 - [[阿南敦子]]
* Kubo Wife 久保・妻 - [[Anami Atsuko]]
* 漢方医 - [[有福正志]]
* Apothecary 漢方医 - [[Arifuku Masashi]]
* 水島 - [[落合モトキ]]
* Mizushima 水島 - [[Ochiai Motoki]]
* 取調官 - [[永堀剛敏]]
* Investigating officer 取調官 - [[Nagahori Taketoshi]]
* 白衣の男 - [[松嶋亮太]]
* Man in white 白衣の男 - [[Matsushima Ryota]]
* 清里明良 - [[Kubota Masataka]]
* Kiyosato Akira 清里明良 - [[Kubota Masataka]]
* 桂小五郎 - [[宮川一朗太]]
* Katsura Kogorou 桂小五郎 - [[Miyakawa Ichirota]]
* Yamagata Aritomo 山県有朋 - [[奥田瑛二]]
* Yamagata Aritomo 山県有朋 - [[Okuda Eiji]]
* [[徳永淳]]
* 徳永淳
* [[原田裕章]]
* [[Harada Hiroaki]]
* [[光宣]]
* [[Kousen]]
* [[高野漁]]
* [[Takano Ryou]]
* [[川鶴晃裕]]
* 川鶴晃裕
* [[内藤和也 (俳優)|内藤和也]]
* 内藤和也
* [[渡辺菜月]]
* 渡辺菜月
* [[河村愛子]]
* 河村愛子
* [[松尾諭]]
* 松尾諭
* Saitou Hajime 斎藤一 - [[江口洋介]]
* Saitou Hajime 斎藤一 (Pseudoname Fujita Gorou) - [[Eguchi Yousuke]]
* Takeda Kanryuu 武田観柳 - [[Kagawa Teruyuki]]
* Takeda Kanryuu 武田観柳 - [[Kagawa Teruyuki]]
==Music==
==Music==
;The Beginning
;[[The Beginning]]
Singer:  [[ONE OK ROCK]]
Singer:  [[ONE OK ROCK]]
==Trivia==
*Kenshin's name during the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakumatsu 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."
===Toku actors===
*Kenshin's actor, [[Satoh Takeru]], made his toku breakthrough as Nogami Ryoutaru / Kamen Rider Den-O.
*[[Ochiai Motoki]] was also in Den-O ep. 1-2. 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.
*[[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 the Spider Orphenoch on Faiz.
*[[Yamasaki Jun]] played Houjou Tooru on Agito and Centipede Orphenoch on Faiz.
*[[Yashiba Toshihiro]] (Kubo) was Aoki on Makai Senki and on Abaranger.
*[[Arifuku Masashi]] played Don Katayama on GaoRanger.
*[[Kousen]] was on Ryuki 11.
==See Also==
*[[Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Taika-hen]]
*[[Rurouni Kenshin: Densetsu no Saigo-hen]]
==Articles==
==Articles==
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-27/live-action-rurouni-kenshin-earns-555-million-yen-in-1st-5-days
*http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/advertorial/2016-08-01/as-the-live-action-rurouni-kenshin-comes-to-north-american-cinemas-explore-the-epic-real-history/.104796
*http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-27/live-action-rurouni-kenshin-earns-555-million-yen-in-1st-5-days
*http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-21/live-action-rurouni-kenshin-previewed-in-behind-the-scenes-video
*http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-20/live-action-rurouni-kenshin-bloopers-lead-to-gum-ads
*http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-06-29/rurouni-kenshin-gets-2-new-live-action-kyoto-arc-films
*http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-08-02/live-action-rurouni-kenshin-to-screen-at-hawaii-intl-film-fest
*http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/advertorial/2016-08-01/as-the-live-action-rurouni-kenshin-comes-to-north-american-cinemas-explore-the-epic-real-history/.104796


http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-21/live-action-rurouni-kenshin-previewed-in-behind-the-scenes-video
==External Links==
*[http://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/rurouni-kenshin/index.html Warner Bros. Japan]
*[http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=341516 allcinema]
*[http://www.kinenote.com/main/public/cinema/detail.aspx?cinema_id=54434 KINENOTE]
*[http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/12/06/12/review-5-reasons-watch-rurouni-kenshin Review (ABS-CBN News)]
*[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%8B%E3%82%8D%E3%81%86%E3%81%AB%E5%89%A3%E5%BF%83_%28%E5%AE%9F%E5%86%99%E6%98%A0%E7%94%BB%29 JP Wiki]
==T-N Release List==
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http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-20/live-action-rurouni-kenshin-bloopers-lead-to-gum-ads
'''HD'''
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==External Links==
==Gallery==
[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%8B%E3%82%8D%E3%81%86%E3%81%AB%E5%89%A3%E5%BF%83_%28%E5%AE%9F%E5%86%99%E6%98%A0%E7%94%BB%29 JP Wiki]
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Revision as of 01:39, 9 November 2018

Rurouni Kenshin
るろうに剣心
KenshinPoster.jpg
"I definitely will return."
Creator Watsuki Nobuhiro
Director Otomo Keishi (大友啓史)
Producer Kubota Osamu (久保田修)
Writer
  • Fujii Kiyomi (藤井清美)
  • Otomo Keishi (大友啓史)
Starring
Composer Satou Naoki (佐藤直紀)
Cinematography Ishizaka Takurou (石坂拓郎)
Editor Imai Tsuyoshi (今井 剛)
Studio
  • Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Amuse
  • Shueisha
  • KDDI
  • C&I Entertainment
  • Yahoo! Japan
Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s)
  • August 25, 2012 (2012-08-25)
  • December 26, 2012 (2012-12-26) (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 >
Black and White Alternative poster

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. Originally created by Watsuki Nobuhiro (和月伸宏) and directed by Otomo Keishi (大友啓史).

Two sequel movies are expected to come out:

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

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."

Toku actors

  • Kenshin's actor, Satoh Takeru, made his toku breakthrough as Nogami Ryoutaru / Kamen Rider Den-O.
  • Ochiai Motoki was also in Den-O ep. 1-2. 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.
  • 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 the Spider Orphenoch on Faiz.
  • Yamasaki Jun played Houjou Tooru on Agito and Centipede Orphenoch on Faiz.
  • Yashiba Toshihiro (Kubo) was Aoki on Makai Senki and on Abaranger.
  • Arifuku Masashi played Don Katayama on GaoRanger.
  • Kousen was on Ryuki 11.

See Also

Articles

External Links

T-N Release List

Click to expand

SD

[T-N]Rurouni_Kenshin_SD[7548354D]Release3200.mp4
[T-N]Rurouni_Kenshin_The_Beginning_MVSD[F4C183E9].mp4

HD

[T-N]Rurouni_Kenshin_HD720[1C2C66E9]Release3200.mp4
[T-N]Rurouni_Kenshin_HD1080[805339E4]Release3200.mp4
[T-N]Rurouni_Kenshin_The_Beginning_MV_HD720[A52F0FF2].mp4
[T-N]Rurouni_Kenshin_The_Beginning_MV_HD1080[69405F82].mp4

Gallery

  • Satou Takeru as Kenshin.jpeg
  • IAf3G.jpg
  • "Beware of nice guys"

    "Beware of nice guys"

  • "Learning to fear, learning to love."

    "Learning to fear, learning to love."

  • "Damn love, damn love"

    "Damn love, damn love"

  • "Weakness is a sin."

    "Weakness is a sin."

  • "Who cares about justice?"

    "Who cares about justice?"

  • "Half dead, half alive."

    "Half dead, half alive."

  • "The human heart is what's most scary."

    "The human heart is what's most scary."

  • Character/cast comparison

    Character/cast comparison

  • Character/cast comparison

    Character/cast comparison

  • Character/cast comparison

    Character/cast comparison

  • Character/cast comparison

    Character/cast comparison

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