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| Rurouni Kenshin promotional poster. |
The popular manga written by Nobuhiro Watsuki about an assassin-turned-wanderer
samurai came to life as a live action movie last 2012 and stopped the hearts of
its manga and anime enthusiast not just in Japan but around the globe with its
entire wonderful samurai clashing fight scenes and gorgeous cast.
The story revolves around the life of Himura Kenshin, a kind
heart wanderer samurai who offers protection for people in need or trouble with
his reverse-blade katana which could injure a person, not to kill. His past
occupation as an assassin ended in Bakumatsu war when he decided not to kill
with a sword anymore. One day, he met Kamiya Kaoru, a lovely lady who is in
charge of the Kameya Kashin dojo and later had a deep friendship with her due
to her acceptance in spite of his dark past.
What can I say about the movie? Well, the movie reached the
hearts of its viewers not just because of the story’s popularity as a manga and
anime but because of the justified casting of its characters’. Takeruh Satoh
was definitely the best for the role due to his resemblance to the anime
character and terse moves when fighting with a samurai. While Emi Takei as
Kamiya Kaoru produced such very feminine but brave-hearted young lady perfect
for the character. I also like Munetaka Aori though I expect Sano to be a
drop-dead muscle sculpted man, anyways, it was still good.
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| Some of the movie's notable scenes. [Photo By: AsianWiki.com] |
The settings of scenes were rich that it really gives color
and feel of the Meiji Era. I love those brown-leaves places and the war scene
at the start; you can absorb the feel of those scenes. Also, students would then be amazed of one
Japan’s culture and the samurai would top that.
Values of friendship, following your principles and moving
forward to life were exhibited. Kenshin now values life shows that any person
could change heart and choose to renew his future regardless of what he is in
the past. Here I am, waiting for a sequel because his and Kaoru’s love flick
was not fully emphasized, for sure romantic fans of the story are now
anticipating. –faf
MAIN CAST: Takeru Sato, Emi Takei, Munetaka Aoki, Koji
Kikkawa, Yu Aoi
DIRECTOR: Keishi Ohtomo
Looks like a nice Manga adaptation movie. I'm sure the followers of the original series would follow this.
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