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

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:

Assassin | Love | Weeping | Tragedy | Blood

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:

Among the events in this OAV is included a fictionalized version of what became known as the Ikeda-ya affair, when in June 1864 the Shinsengumi in Kyoto raided an inn, the Ikeda-ya, being used as a hideout by pro-Imperial fighters. The alleged plot was to destroy Kyoto through fire, hopefully destabilizing the Shogunate's grip on the people. In the end, the Shinsengumi broke up the ring, killing 8, wounding another 4, and arresting 20. This made them national heroes in the eyes of the Tokugawa bakufu.

Quotes:

Tomoe: Forgive me, my love... forgive me...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Die Another Day (2002)

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!