Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (Japanese: るろうに剣心 最終章 The Beginning, Hepburn: Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshō Za Biginingu) is an upcoming Japanese live-action film directed by Keishi Ōtomo. It is the fifth and final installment in the Rurouni Kenshin film series based on Nobuhiro Watsuki's manga of the same name, and was produced alongside Rurouni Kenshin: The Final.
| Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning | |
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| Directed by | Keishi Ōtomo |
| Produced by | Hiroyoshi Koiwai Satoshi Fukushima |
| Screenplay by | Keishi Ōtomo |
| Based on | Rurouni Kenshin by Nobuhiro Watsuki |
| Starring | Takeru Satoh Kasumi Arimura Kazuki Kitamura Yōsuke Eguchi |
| Music by | Naoki Satō |
| Cinematography | Takuro Ishizaka |
| Edited by | Tsuyoshi Imai |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures (Japan) |
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| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The film is a prequel to the others and will depict how Himura Kenshin received his cross-shaped scar.[1] It focuses on Kenshin's past as the assassin Hitokiri Battōsai during the final years of the Bakumatsu and will also explore his relationship with a woman named Yukishiro Tomoe played by Kasumi Arimura.
Cast
- Takeru Satoh as Himura Kenshin
- Kasumi Arimura as Yukishiro Tomoe
- Towa Araki
- Kazuki Kitamura as Tatsumi
- Yōsuke Eguchi as Saitō Hajime[2]
Production
This fifth entry was produced at the same period of time with the fourth entry. The film started shooting on November 4, 2018 and finished on June 28, 2019. Large-scale shooting for more than 7 months was carried out at 43 locations nationwide, including Kyoto, Nara, Shiga, Mie, Hyogo, Kumamoto, Hiroshima, Tochigi, Saitama, Shizuoka, Osaka, and Nagano. It utilized a total of 6,000 extras.[3]
References
- "映画『るろうに剣心 最終章』来年GWに公開延期 佐藤健「必ずまたお会いしましょう」". Oricon. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- "るろうに剣心："斎藤一"江口洋介が続投 最新作見どころは、剣心＆斎藤が「世の中の流れと共に変化」". Mantan-web. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- mu, natalie (2019-06-28). "The final chapter of "Rurouni Kenshin" is cranked up, Takeru Satoh "This work is my pride"". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-01-19.