Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (Japanese: るろうに剣心 最終章 The Final, Hepburn: Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshou Za Fainaru) is an upcoming Japanese live-action film directed Keishi Ōtomo. It is based on the final arc of the Rurouni Kenshin manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The film focuses on the pacifist wanderer Himura Kenshin who is brought on a fight involving revenge by Yukishiro Enishi. It is the fourth installment in the Rurouni Kenshin film series, following after Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends and will be followed by a fifth entry, Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning.
| Rurouni Kenshin: The Final | |
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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 Emi Takei Mackenyu |
| 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 |
Cast
- Takeru Satoh as Himura Kenshin
- Emi Takei as Kamiya Kaoru
- Mackenyu as Yukishiro Enishi
- Munetaka Aoki as Sagara Sanosuke
- Yū Aoi as Takani Megumi
- Yusuke Iseya as Shinomori Aoshi
- Riku Ōnishi as Myōjin Yahiko
- Tao Tsuchiya as Makimachi Misao
- Ryōsuke Miura as Sawagejō Chō
- Takuma Oto'o as Woo Heishin
- Shingo Tsurumi
- Takeo Nakahara
- Kazuki Kitamura as Tatsumi
- Kasumi Arimura as Yukishiro Tomoe
- Yōsuke Eguchi as Saitō Hajime
Production
Plans for another sequel had been revealed by Daily.co.jp on September 4, 2017, in connection the main actress Emi Takei's breach of contract due to her marriage with Exile band member Takahiro, as well as her pregnancy. Takei had agreements with up to 10 companies for commercials, including JTB and Yōfuku no Aoyama, and it was reported that her agreement with SSP might be terminated, with her commercial agreements with other companies being affected. Oscar Promotion, Takei's agency, apologized to its clients, and was negotiating penalties for breach of contract. The penalty for her breach of contract could have reached up to 1 billion yen (about US$9.11 million).[1][2]
This fourth entry was produced at the same period of time with the fifth 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
- "武井咲 違約金は１０億？ 所属事務所はお詫び行脚/デイリースポーツ online". デイリースポーツ online.
- "Newspaper: New Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin Film In the Works". Anime News Network.
- Inc, Natasha (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.