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Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin 'Final Chapter' Films Cast Mackenyu as Enishi
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official website for the 'Shishio through the sale of weapons and a warship to him.
Yū Aoi as Megumi Takani.
Keishi Ōtomo is returning to direct the films.
Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshō The Final will center on the story from the manga's "Jinchū" arc, which features Kenshin's conflict with the mysterious weapons dealer Enishi. Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshō The Beginning will tell the story of how Kenshin got his cross-shaped scar.
Principal photography for the films ended on June 7. Filming began in November 2018, and eventually the seven-month production shot in 43 locations, including in Kyoto, Nara, Shiga, Mie, Hyōgo, Kumamoto, Hiroshima, Tochigi, Saitama, Shizuoka, Osaka, and Nagano Prefectures.
The first live-action Rurouni Kenshin film opened in 2012 in Japan, while the first two sequels opened in August and September 2014. The films collectively grossed more that US$160 million internationally. screened all three films in United States theaters in August, September, and October 2016, respectively.
Watsuki's manga ran from 1994 to 1999 in Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc video anime series on Blu-ray Disc and DVD.
The Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal and Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection video anime projects adapted the same story arcs from the manga as the two live-action films will.
Sources: Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshō films' website, Comic Natalie
