Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014)

Original title

るろうに剣心　伝説の最期編

Directed by

Keishi Ōtomo

Genre

adventure film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 16m

Rated

R

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 567 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A swordsman recovers from a battle and prepares for a final fight against his enemy and his group. This is a Japanese period action film that completes a trilogy.

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What happens

Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (Japanese: るろうに剣心 伝説の最期編, Hepburn: Rurouni Kenshin: Densetsu no Saigo-hen) is a 2014 Japanese jidaigeki action film directed by Keishi Ōtomo and based on the manga series Rurouni Kenshin. Serving as the third installment of the Rurouni Kenshin film series and a direct sequel to Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (2014), the film takes place immediately after the predecessor and sees Himura Kenshin recover and prepare for a last stand against Shishio Makoto and his gang. Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends was released in Japan, on September 13, 2014, by Warner Bros. Pictures Japan; one month after Kyoto Inferno. Two further installments in the film series were released in 2021: Rurouni Kenshin: The Final, a sequel to The Legend Ends, and Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning, a prequel to the entire series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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