rurouni kenshin kyoto inferno 2014 live action

Many characters featured in Kyoto Inferno have been relegated to mere cameos. Of course, that’s not to say there aren’t some questionable moments in the movie. However, Kenshin gets by with a little help from his friends, and the spectacular showdown at the end of the film, with its extensive swordplay and action sequences, is one worthy not only of the manga and anime from which his movie series is based on, but of samurai movies in general.

The confrontation between Kenshin and Shishio is inevitable, of course, as the latter has strong-armed the new Japanese government into arresting Kenshin for his crimes when he was known as Battosai the killer. Taken in that light, the slower pace of the first half of the movie - where Kenshin once again studies under his master, who spouts these pearls of philosophical wisdom - is understandable, since it’s more like a second act, the lull before the explosive storm that will be the third act. In some way, The Legend Ends could be seen as part two of a two-part movie, a la Red Cliff or any of those movies that end Hollywood franchises (Twilight, Harry Potter, etc).

Kenshin finds renewed purpose and is intent on defeating Shishio but, as Seijuro points out, it’s going to be a difficult task given that Kenshin has vowed never to taken another person’s life. The former samurai is then found washed ashore by his former teacher Hiko Seijuro (Masaharu Fukuyama). Our hero and heroine, Kenshin Himura (Takeru Satoh) and Kaoru Kamiya (Emi Takei), are adrift in the sea during a storm after confronting the bandaged assassin known as Makoto Shishio (Tatsuya Fujiwara) onboard his ironclad dreadnought. Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends is the final instalment of the trilogy and it continues where the last film, Kyoto Inferno, left off. SINGAPORE - It’s time to draw your katana one last time.

Rurouni kenshin kyoto inferno 2014 live action