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Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final poster
Original title
るろうに剣心 最終章 The Final
Directed by
Keishi Ōtomo
Genre
samurai cinema, action film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 18m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 551 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A former samurai named Kenshin is living a peaceful life until a man named Enishi arrives seeking revenge for his sister's death. Kenshin must confront his past and fight to protect those he cares about.

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What happens

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (Japanese: るろうに剣心 最終章 The Final, Hepburn: Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshō Za Fainaru) is a 2021 Japanese jidaigeki action film based on the Rurouni Kenshin manga series by Nobuhiro Watsuki, and serving as the fourth installment of the Rurouni Kenshin film series following Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014). The film adapts the manga series' final arc, though some story elements differ. Like the previous entries, it was directed and written by Keishi Ōtomo, with Takeru Satoh reprising his role as Himura Kenshin. The film's story focuses on the arrival of Yukishiro Enishi as he seeks revenge against Kenshin for the death of his sister Yukishiro Tomoe, which leads to a confrontation between the two. Rurouni Kenshin: The Final was released in Japan on April 23, 2021, by Warner Bros. Pictures Japan, and released later internationally on Netflix. It received positive reviews from critics. The film was produced simultaneously alongside the film series' fifth and final installment Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning, a prequel whose footage is used in flashback scenes in The Final, which released two months later. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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