There are a few subplots that take up most of the second act of the film. Unrecognizable with the exception of a flashback sequence, Fujiwara steals the show as the maniacal Shishio, who is hellbent on turning Kyoto into a blazing inferno as well as seeing If Kenshin will go back on his word. However, it must be duly noted that Tatsuya Fujiwara truly proves himself as one of Japan’s finest young talents in the role of the deadly Makoto Shishio. Many of the original cast members return for this installment and again, Takeru Satoh is the driving force of the film as Kenshin, the former Battosai. After Okubo is viciously murdered by Shishio’s men, Kenshin decides to head to Kyoto in order to stop Shishio despite Kaoru’s efforts for him not to go.Īt a running time of 138 minutes, the film does quite well for the most part making good use of its running time. Now a mummy-like warrior who still believes in the old ways, he has one thing in mind: turning Kyoto into a blazing inferno.

However, the growing snow had made Shishio survive. After a battle, he was betrayed by his comrades, left for dead and burnt to a crisp. Makoto Shishio was like Kenshin back in the day. However, trouble is beginning to brew and the new government, led by Lord Okubo, needs Kenshin’s help to solve the problem that has now plagued the government as well as could be the biggest threat to Japan as a whole. Once known as the assassin known as “Battosai”, Kenshin made a promise to his love Kaoru never to kill again. Having brought peace to the local village, Kenshin Himura is now living a simple life. The legend of Kenshin Himura, the red-haired ex-samurai continues with the beginning of a two-part saga that takes one of the manga and anime’s most famous storylines.

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