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RUROUNI KENSHIN: THE FINAL/THE BEGINNING Teaser Signals 2021 Releases For The Future Live-Action Samurai Saga
Actor Takeru Satoh is gearing up for a starry return to the beloved title role in Keishi Otomo’s forthcoming live-action anime tête-à-tête, Rurouni Kenshin: The Final / The Beginning.
RUROUNI KENSHIN: THE FINAL/THE BEGINNING Unsheathes New Teaser For Manga-Based Live-Action Saga Sequel
With baited breath, fans rejoiced when they learned of the return of actor Takeru Satoh as the famed ‘Battousai’ in Keishi Otomo’s newest live-action pivot, Rurouni Kenshin: The Final/The Beginning – a two part saga that ventures into the mystery of our titular reverse-bladed samurai’s scar, and his battles with a nefarious arms trader.
RUROUNI KENSHIN: THE FINAL/THE BEGINNING Slays This July And August
It only took me one whole summer to binge one of several animated shows back three years ago. One of them was the celebrared Rurouni Kenshin series, sans any OVA content, and as much as I enjoyed the arcs all around, I still haven’t gotten around to seeing the live-action films just yet.
NYAFF Review: Nobuhiro Yamashita’s HARD-CORE Spotlights The Mechanics Of Being Alive
Nobuhiro Yamashita takes on artful drama with a sci-fi twist in Hard-Core, based on Takashi Imashiro’s 1993 manga, and marking Yamashita’s own debut foray into sci-fi. It’s pretty much a slow-burn process to work through but the characters in their iteration here are made interesting enough that you’re compelled for the most part to stick with it to the end.
Bernard Rose’s SAMURAI MARATHON Makes A Run In 2020 For Well Go USA
Well Go USA is officially warming up and stretching its muscles to release Bernard Rose’s latest period outing, Samurai Marathon. The film just premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival with the company now announcing its acquisition for a 2020 release (read our review).
NYAFF Review: For The Destination In Bernard Rose’s SAMURAI MARATHON 1855, It’s All About The Journey
Times are-a-changin’ in director Bernard Rose’s jidaigeki debut, Samurai Marathon 1855, a 105-minute period epic based on Akihiro Dobashi’s 2014 novel with a story centered around Japan’s very first marathon.
RUROUNI KENSHIN Returns To Japanese Film Festival This Year, And Much More!
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Watch The Official Music Video For RUROUNI KENSHIN 2 And 3!
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno, the first of director Keishi Otomo‘s two-part finale to the titular trilogy will finally be out today overseas in Japan long after fans have been glittered with continuous trailers, TV spots and posters.
The promotional campaign for the epic live-action manga samurai trilogy that began in 2012, starring Takeru Satoh and Emi Takei, has especially proven positive, thanks in part to the accompanying theme songs, J-pop/rock group, One Ok Rock. Their second and latest theme song for the new franchise installments is titled “Mighty Long Fall”, which is now available in Japan wherever music is sold. In addition, the official video is now online just beneath for your viewing!
The final film, Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends opens in Japan on September 13.
H/T: Orends Range
Look At This Big Batch Of RUROUNI KENSHIN Sequel Promo Images!
August 1 can’t come fast enough for moviegoers in Japan ahead of the release of director Keishi Otomo‘s new sequels to the 2012 smash hit, Rurouni Kenshin.
Several posters, pictures and a few trailers have already gone viral for the upcoming release of Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno and the September 13 release of Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends. However, if that is not enough, the highly anticipated movies are being graced with a ton-and-a-half of promotional artwork, including six new character posters featuring Takeru Satoh reprising his role, along with Emi Takei, Yosuke Eguchi, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Yusuke Iseya and Tatsuya Fujiwara. The images come courtesy the official Facebook page for the sequels, and readers of Comic Book Movie.
Click each photo for larger viewing, and stay tuned for more info!
Watch A New Five-Minute Featurette For The New RUROUNI KENSHIN Sequels!
Rurouni Kenshin fans in Japan and the Philippines are getting first dibs at director Keishi Otomo‘s theatrical two-part contribution to the live-action manga franchise in just a little over a month and a half from now, and if you haven’t seen the first film on a legitimate DVD or Blu-Ray, (and if this latest study on DVDs and Blu-Ray discs won’t be an issue for you three years from now) you’re in luck. Several editions of it are already available on said platforms from various international distributors (and I’m not including the bootleg DVDs floating around out there claiming to be “all-region” and legit. If it does get legitimate U.S. distribution, you’ll hear it from me. Pinky swear).
In the meantime, if you have seen the 2012 film, then the following video now being featured at the official YouTube channel for the upcoming sequels shouldn’t be a huge spoiler for you. It’s a small five-minute recap of the first film leading up to a quick promo at the end, and it’s entirely in Japanese with no subs, but the footage should suffice nonetheless; The video also comes off of earlier news that the forthcoming movies with Takeru Satoh reprising his role as the lead will be preceded by a one-shot publication of a prequel manga focused on the principle villain, Makoto Shishio and his love interest, Yumi Komagata (played in the upcoming films by actor Tatsuya Fujiwara and actress/model Maryjun Takahashi) and will illustrate how Shishio formed his assassin organization, the Jupponagata. That publication arrives on shelves next month.
In the meantime, check out the video below, and if you’re a regular reader of my site living in Japan or the Philippines, know that the two sequels to come, Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno, and Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends, will open on August 1/August 20, and September 13/September 24 respectively in their countries on said dates.
H/T: ANN
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