Samurai X: Reflection (Video 2001)
"Rurôni Kenshin: Seisô hen" (original title)

Kenshin and Kaoru are married. Kenshin leaves Kaoru with their son, Kenji, to lead a revolution in China. But both of them suffer from a seemingly incurable disease. 15 years later, Kenshin... See full summary »

Director:

Kazuhiro Furuhashi

Writers:

Nobuhiro Watsuki (comics), Reiko Yoshida

Stars:

Mayo Suzukaze, Miki Fujitani, Mîna Tominaga

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mayo Suzukaze	...	Kenshin Himura
Miki Fujitani	...	Kaoru Kamiya
Mîna Tominaga	...	Yahiko Myôjin
Yûji Ueda	...	Sanosuke Sagara
Mika Doi	...	Megumi Takani
Yuri Shiratori	...	Tsubame Sanjô
Nozomu Sasaki	...	Enishi Yukishiro
Shûichi Ikeda	...	Seijûrô Hiko
Yuki Kaida	...	Kenji Himura
Hirotaka Suzuoki	...	Hajime Saitô
Akio Ôtsuka	...	Jine Udô
Harî Kaneko	...	Aritomo Yamagata
Mitsuru Miyamoto	...	Ujiki
Sukekiyo Kameyama	...	Police Captain Muraki
Junichi Miura	...	Newspaper Seller

Storyline

Kenshin and Kaoru are married. Kenshin leaves Kaoru with their son, Kenji, to lead a revolution in China. But both of them suffer from a seemingly incurable disease. 15 years later, Kenshin tries to return home to his wife before she dies of grief. Flashbacks of Kenshin's previous encounters with friends and foes occur while Kenshin struggles to make it back home.

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Plot Keywords:

samurai warrior | zen | samurai | sequel | dark hero

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Taglines:

The Final Atonement (Reflection DVD Box)

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Genres:

Animation | Drama | Action | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Sony [jp] (japanese)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

19 December 2001 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fuji Television Network, Studio DEEN

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min 90 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Did You Know?

Trivia

Most of the flashback scenes that take place are actually scenes originally depicted in "Rurôni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman tan" (1996), redrawn and re-acted to fit the more serious tone of the OAV.

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Connections

Follows Rurôni Kenshin: Ishin shishi e no Requiem (1997)

User Reviews

Great, only if you've seen the T.V. series and the first OVA.

I thought that the Rurôni Kenshin Seisô hen OVA was great. There are some problems with it though. The lack of explaination of who the characters are is one major flaw in the movie. By the time I saw this OVA though, I saw some of the T.V. series and the first OVA and knew who most of the characters were. Anyone who has not seen the first OVA and the T.V. series may be confused to what's going on. This should only be watched after the first OVA and at least some of the T.V. series. There are many flash backs, like the rest of the Rurouni Rurôni movies, which may also cause some confusion.

I gave this a 9 because I understood what was going, and I like how the battle sequences were done. Without knowledge of who everyone is and what happened in the first OVA, this would be pointless movie to watch.