Rurouni
Kenshin is a 2012 Japanese film
adaptation of Rurouni
Kenshin based onNobuhiro Watsuki's popular manga of the
same name. Directed by Keishi Ōtomo, the film stars Takeru
Satoh and Emi Takei. The film focuses on fictional events that take
place during the early Meiji period in Japan, telling the story of a
wanderer named Himura Kenshin, formerly known as the assassin Hitokiri Battōsai. After
participating in theBakumatsu war, Kenshin wanders the countryside of
Japan offering protection and aid to those in need as atonement for the murders
he once committed as an assassin.
Rumors
circulated of a live action adaptation of the manga before it was announced.
TheSankei
Sports newspaper adds that the staff aims to release the film
internationally and eventually make a series. This will be the first
live-action adaptation of the manga. During the production, Nobuhiro offered
his ideas for the movie, which were used in the filming. The film was
distributed internationally by Warner
Bros.
Cast
Takeru
Satoh as Himura Kenshin, a former assassin turned wanderer
who has made a vow never to kill again.
Emi Takei as Kamiya
Kaoru, the owner of a Kendo school left to her by her father.
Munetaka
Aoki as Sagara Sanosuke, a street fighter who befriends
Kenshin.
Teruyuki
Kagawa as Takeda
Kanryū, a ruthless businessman bent on controlling organized crime.
Yu Aoi as Takani
Megumi, one of Kanryū's forced opium-makers, though from a famed family of
doctors and healers.
Koji
Kikkawa as Udō Jin-e, one of Kanryū's men, and a survivor of the
Battle of Toba-Fushimi.
Gou Ayano as
Gein, another of Kanryū's men.
Genki Sudo as
Inui Banjin, another of Kanryū's men.
Taketo Tanaka as Yahiko
Myojin, Kaoru's only student at the dojo.
Yosuke
Eguchi as Saitō Hajime, a former member of the Shinsengumi who
now works for the Meiji government as a police officer under the name of Fujita
Goro.
Eiji Okuda as Yamagata
Aritomo, a ranking member of the Meiji government and Saitō's superior.
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