RUROUNI KENSHIN: KYOTO INFERNO / THE LEGEND ENDS Photo Galleries

Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Japan Official Movie Site: warnerbros.co.jp/rurouni-kenshin (Japan) Two years after the blockbuster success of the first live-action RUROUNI KENSHIN (??????, 2012) movie, the story of Kenshin Himura returns to the big screen with the two-part sequel, RUROUNI KENSHIN: KYOTO INFERNO (????????????, Rurouni Kenshin Kyoto Taika Hen, 2014) and RUROUNI KENSHIN: THE LEGEND ENDS (?????? ??????, Rurouni Kenshin Densetsu no Saigo hen, 2014). KYOTO INFERNO opened nationwide in Japan on August 1st, knocking the new GODZILLA from the top spot at the box office. THE LEGEND ENDS will begin its Japanese theatrical run this Saturday, September 13th. STORY Kenshin Himura is a legendary swordsman in the wars accompanying the turbulent fall of Japan’s Shogunate in the 19th century. Once feared as ‘Battosai the Killer’, he has adopted a peaceful life since the arrival of the ‘new age’. But Makoto Shishio, the ‘Shadow Killer’ who succeeded to Kenshin’s position as the deadly assassin, has since then been scheming in the Kyoto underworld. As Shishio knew too much of the dark side of the new government then, he was stabbed and set on fire on the rise of the new age; However, he survived, and wrapped in bandages, has raised an army of disaffected former samurais with the aim of overthrowing the new regime. Agreeing to a request by the new government to defeat Shishio, Kenshin leaves his beloved ones in Tokyo and sets out for Kyoto. He and Shishio are a match in skill and in wits, but their aims are opposite. Can Kenshin preserve the nation without breaking his vow that he will kill no more..? CREDITS Cast Kenshin Himura: Takeru Sato Kaoru Kamiya: Emi Takei Sanosuke Sagara: Munetaka Aoki Megumi Takani: Yu Aoi Yahiko Myojin: Taketo Tanaka Hajime Saito: Yosuke Eguchi Aoshi Shinomori: Yusuke Iseya Nenji Kashiwazaki: Min Tanaka Misao Makimachi: Tao Tsuchiya Soujiro Seta: Ryunosuke Kamiki Yumi Komagata: Maryjun Takahashi Makoto Shishio: Tatsuya Fujiwara Toshimichi Ookubo: Kazufumi Miyazawa Ito Hirobumi: Yukiyoshi Ozawa Cho Sawagejo: Ryosuke Miura Misao Makimachi: Tao Tsuchiya Hoji Sadojima: Kenichi Takito Anji Yukyuzan: Tomomi Maruyama Usui Uonuma: Mitsu Murata Kamatari Honjo: Hiroko Yashiki Saizuchi: Kentaro Shimazu Fuji: Kota Yamaguchi Seijuro Hiko: Masaharu Fukuyama Staff Director: Keishi Ohtomo Executive Producer: William Ireton Producer: Shinzo Matsuhashi Original Comic: Nobuhiro Watsuki Screenplay: Kiyomi Fujii and Keishi Ohtomo Cinematography: Takuro Ishizaka Production Designer: Sou Hashimoto Action Director: Kenji Tanigaki Music: Naoki Sato Planning and Production: Warner Bros. Pictures Japan, Studio Swan Theatrical Distribution: Warner Bros. Pictures Japan International Sales: Gaga Corporation © Watsuki Nobuhiro/ Shueisha. © 2014 "Rurouni Kenshin" Production Committee RUROUNI KENSHIN: KYOTO INFERNO Running Time: 139 Minutes Screen Size: 2.35:1 Japanese Theatrical Release: August 1, 2014 World Premiere: July 23, 2014 (Fantasia Film Festival)

RUROUNI KENSHIN: THE LEGEND ENDS Running Time: 135 Minutes Screen Size: 2.35:1 Japanese Theatrical Release: September 13, 2014

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