Rurôni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman tan: Tsuioku hen (1999) (V)

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Director:

Kazuhiro Furuhashi

Writers:

L.B. Bartholomee (american version)
Masashi Sogo (screenplay)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Drama | Horror | Romance

Plot:

In the era of Japan's Meiji Restoration, an assassin regains his humanity.

Plot Keywords:

Love | Humanity | Assassin | Samurai Era | Hope

Cast

Mayo Suzukaze	...	Kenshin Himura
Junko Iwao	...	Tomoe Yukishiro
Nozomu Sasaki	...	Enishi Yukishiro
Masami Suzuki	...	Shinta
Shûichi Ikeda	...	Seijûrô Hiko
Tomokazu Seki	...	Kogorô Katsura
Wataru Takagi	...	Shinsaku Takasugi
Ryûsei Nakao	...	Îzuka
Hirotaka Suzuoki	...	Hajime Saitô
Yôko Ogai	...	Sôshi Okita (as Akari Hibino)
Minoru Uchida	...	Tatsumi
Tetsuya Iwanaga	...	Akira Kiyosato
Satoshi Tsuruoka	...	Jubei Shigekûra
Mitsuaki Hoshino	...	Katagai
Hiromi Setsu	...	Ikumatsu

Also Known As:

Rurôni Kenshin (Japan) (short title)
Rurôni Kenshin: Reminicense (USA) (second part title)
Rurôni Kenshin: Romantic Tales from the Meiji Era (USA) (first part title)
Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal (USA) (director's cut)
Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal (International: English title) (director's cut)

Runtime:

USA:120 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | USA:Not Rated | UK:15 | Australia:MA | South Korea:18 (cable rating) | Spain:13

Company:

SPE Visual Works

Trivia:

The story of Rurouni Kenshin is a highly fictionalized tale very loosely based on real historical figures. The region 1 DVDs published by ADV include some brief notes that connect the anime characters to their historical counterparts.

Quotes:

Seijûrô Hiko: You are about to die, so knowing my name is useless to you.

Movie Connections:

References Schindler's List (1993)

The most beautiful anime I've ever seen

If you look for an anime who has a romantic, horror, action, drama with a great philosophy and can make you learn about life even more, you should see Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen.

This anime is just too adorable to be missed (but be sure you're over 13, don't fear of blood, and don't have a heart disease). It's so realistic, tragic, but also fantastic. The coolest thing of this anime is the two characters, Himura Kenshin (Hitokiri Battousai) & Yukishiro Tomoe. They are such cool cynical character who really show the characters of Japanese in 19th century time. They are the coolest couple of all time anime history!

I can compare this anime with some great historical drama movies I've seen such as Life is Beautiful, Gone With The Wind, and The Last Emperor. Only one that you can't find in this movie: Laughter. Well, this is not a drama comedy like the TV series after all.

And by the way, the soundtrack is so wonderful too. Really magnificent!