Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Ishinshishi e no Chinkonka

Alternative Titles

English: Samurai X: The Motion Picture

Synonyms: Rurouni Kenshin: Ishinshishi e no Requiem, Kenshin - Samurai X, Rurouni Kenshin Movie, Rurouni Kenshin - Requiem for the Restoration Royalists, Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Ishinshishi e no Requiem

Japanese: るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚- 維新志士への鎮魂歌

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Type: Movie

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Dec 20, 1997

Producers: Fuji TV, Sony Music Entertainment

Licensors: ADV Films, Aniplex of America

Studios: Gallop

Source: Manga

Genres: Samurai, Historical, Drama, Shounen

Duration: 1 hr. 31 min.

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Ranked: #1396²

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Popularity: #2252

Members: 41,926

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The war against the Tokugawa Shogunate ended years ago. But there are some who are not happy with the outcome. Shigure Takimi watched his friends and family get slashed down in the name of freedom and prosperity. Now he and a band of desperate rebels have sworn to settle one final score. Only one man stands in their way: Kenshin Himura. But when Shigure discovers Kenshin's true identity as the Hitokiri Battousai, his fight becomes a personal vendetta.

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Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan

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Characters & Voice Actors

Himura, Kenshin

Main

Suzukaze, Mayo
Japanese

Sagara, Sanosuke

Main

Ueda, Yuji
Japanese

Kamiya, Kaoru

Main

Fujitani, Miki
Japanese

Myoujin, Yahiko

Main

Tominaga, Miina
Japanese

Takimi, Shigure

Main

Inoue, Kazuhiko
Japanese

Saitou, Hajime

Supporting

Suzuoki, Hirotaka
Japanese

Tsukioka, Katsuhiro

Supporting

Yanaka, Hiroshi
Japanese

Oguni, Ayame

Supporting

Yuasa, Kaori
Japanese

Oguni, Suzume

Supporting

Namiki, Noriko
Japanese

Kajiki, Sadashirou

Supporting

Koyasu, Takehito
Japanese

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Campbell, Charles

Producer, Recording Engineer, ADR Director

Tsuji, Hatsuki

Director, Storyboard, Chief Animation Director, Character Design

Mano, Akira

Episode Director

Nishimori, Akira

Storyboard

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"Niji (虹)" by L'arc-en-Ciel

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"Towa no Mirai (永遠の未来 - Eternal Future)" by Animetal

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Mar 24, 2009

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 6

oOoOoOo (All reviews)

29 people found this review helpful

This is essentially a standalone episode of "Rurouni Kenshin" stretched to a running time that this story does not support. Yes, another tale of disgruntled veterans of the violent Meiji Restoration, coming back for blood! Such concepts work in the series (see the second arc) because of well-developed characters. Even the most simple plot idea can be made epic by a cast we care about! Almost all of my enjoyment for this movie was derived from my existing fangirl obsession for everything Ruroken. When viewed as part of the larger Ruroken story, this movie is certainly good for an afternoon read more

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Mar 15, 2014

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

Playcool (All reviews)

14 people found this review helpful

I will make this review a short one, I didnt planned to make it at first, but since I cant find anything agreeable to my Point of View at other's reviews, I m writting this.
I was avoinding to watch this movie, I had seen the amazing 64 episodes and the filler arcs downed a bit my enjoyment of the overall 95 episodes, so I had enough for some time of the classic anime kinda of style that Rurouni Kenshin was at first, and that I though this whole movie would me! And so I saw the OVA's and the 2012 "kyoto arc movie" first, I was dragging along on watching this, it will be boring, I dont want a story that is not written by Rurouni Kenshin mangaka, I have had enough of fillers!
I already knew Kenshin begginings, middle life's days to its last days, days of the samurai whose dark past, made him treasure even more, the future!!
The one who protects the weak with his warm smile, his sword and his life, clearing a way towards a better future using his blade to protect the people, not slay them!
So despite being an original story not written by the mangaka, I was very pleased and astonished with the movie. It fits very well on Kenshin universe.
The story was a bit cliche, but it wasnt bad at all! I found the story to be well paced, with some of greastest characters of the series appearing again, since Kyoto's Arc (Saito for example, his absence was very missed in the filler's arcs!)). The new characters that show up are great on their own, nothing too special but for a movie(1 h 40m), they filled well the roles each was given to achieve, along with the classics of the series, of course!!
The movie belongs to 1997, and for that time the art and design was great, it is on pair with the great quality of the anime, and IMO it has aged well enough to still be pleasurable enough to watch.
With great characters, and their past stories and conflicts of those bloody war's days, resurfacing, especially kenshin, his past is one that seems predestined to chase him till the end... I was never bored, like I said I was very surprised... the movie captured very well the Rurouni Kenshion spirit, I soo much enjoyed while watching the anime, yes Makoto Shishio arc and story are better, but that said, this movie wasnt a filler for me, it was much better than the whole filler arc (that had "some" not so bad moments to it too...)!!
And watching the movie now, it was really a great time, a reminder of some of the stuff I loved so much before filler's arc! I wanted to watch classic kenshin (the OVA's shine at a different light, great on their own, but dont have that classic feeling to it) MORE, but I didnt knew it, I though what a bother, but now that the movie ended, I say it filled that "unknown need" of mine. This is a great movie, a great story to take its place at kenshin's universe!
I reccomend all kenshin fanbase to give this a try, you will find it worth of your time.

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Jan 16, 2010

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

Shathur (All reviews)

14 people found this review helpful

About the review:
This review was written by me some time ago, i.e. before I was a member on MyAnimeList. Therefore, I have no score on Enjoyment and you wont find any section called Enjoyment in this review. I think you will do fine without it, though. ^^

Story 8/10

Since the Rurouni Kenshin movie is produced in the middle of the production of the Rurouni Kenshin series (henceforth referred to as "the series"). I usually watch related series/movies in chronological order, so I wasn't sure when to watch it, but I decided it would probably be best watch it after I had completed the series.

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Oct 13, 2015

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 5

FAKEANIMEGIRL (All reviews)

12 people found this review helpful

Well, it's a non-canon anime movie of an already existing franchise. You probably know how these go by now. If you don't, I'll fill you in:

1. Plays like an extended filler episode that doesn't expand upon the already existing franchise out of either some fear of meddling, lack of ambition, or likely both.

2. Introduces new characters with stock personalities and motivation which ties into...

3. Recycles themes and stories expressed in the main series without any attempt at one-upping them.

In this feature length film, Kenshin and the rest of the gang go on vacation or something for no real reason and discover Shigure Takami, yet another read more

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