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Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin 'Final Chapter' Films Delayed to Spring 2021 Due to COVID-19
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The official website for the 'Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshō The Beginning were originally slated for July 3 and August 7, but will now open one after another during the holiday period that runs from late April to early May.
Director declared a state of emergency, so the entire production came to a halt. As a result, the staff could not do post-production work, prepare for the the films' release, and other tasks. With the new release date, Ōtomo aims to raise the level of quality even more than before.
The advance MoviTicke Card es for the films are already on sale, but sales will stop on Friday, May 29. The website will announce when sales will resume later. People who already bought the MoviTicke Cards can still use them when the films start playing.
return as Hajime Saitō.
Shishio through the sale of weapons and a warship to him.
OVA) project.
ONE OK ROCK will return as the theme song artists.
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 last year. 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
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