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Release year: 2014

Storyline

Kenshin Himura goes up against pure evil Makoto Shishio who is attempting to overthrow the Meiji government. The fate of the country hangs in the balance as Kenshin Himura takes up the sword that he vowed to never draw again.

Top credits

Directors

Keishi Otomo

Writers

Cast

Takeru Satoh — Kenshin Himura
Emi Takei — Kaoru Kamiya
Tatsuya Fujiwara — Makoto Shishio
Yôsuke Eguchi — Saito Hajime

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Did you know

• Okubo Toshimichi was a real historical figure who lived from 1830 to 1878. He was killed by a group of disgruntled samurai while he was in a carriage going back to his Tokyo home. The attack did happen on May14th.

• The kabuki play near the start of the film tells the tale of "Bakkyusai the Killsword." This name is a pun on "Battousai the Killsword": the "kyu" in the former and the "tou" in the latter (meaning "sword" in the "Battousai" nickname) can phonetically also mean "nine" and "ten." The kanji for "nine" resembles the kanji for "ten," but with a little hook hanging off the right side. Bakkyusai's facial scar resembles Battousai's famous cross-shaped scar, but with a little hook hanging off the right side. Somebody worked really hard to make that joke.

• Same location with bridge is used in all three movies for different scenes.