Ruroni Kenshin. Possibly one of the greatest anime turned to live action film.
It's a tragic tale of war, love, friendship and betrayal. A lone wolf who is known as Kenshin Himura was called the 100 man killer or battosai because of his incredible skills as a swordsman. Part of the story falls loosely upon a single man whose skill was set apart from other mere mortal men. Much like Hattori Hanzo who was the right hand of Ieyasu Tokugawa during the early edo period before the Shogun's death in 1616 AD.
Since then, many more shoguns sat on the throne of japan trying to usher in a new era of peace, but between the shoguns and the common man stood disgruntled ex-samurai who have had enough of the strict military regime. Many rebellions began to take back their lands, titles and more often than not their livelihood. Yet as with all wars there comes a few special individuals that settle the score in mere seconds. Call in Battosai.
His life began when he took the life of a single man that was part of the Shinsengumi or special police for the recent shogun. But what he did not know is how his life would soon change because of that fateful day with the last thrust of his sword. I found this story quite riveting on all levels. The showmanship of wielding the most sharpest blade and handling it like the sword is part of his soul to facing multiple enemies from all sides.
You have to keep up, the display of sword fights is breath taking with speed, control, and quite often bloody as hell. Each character holds their own role solidly and provides a great tale with a mix of darkness, madness, and insanity. The edo period was considered to be the harshest turning point of the century before America stuck their nose into their affairs when they introduced the power of gunpowder.
After 1867 the edo period was lost. Thus carried in the industrial age along with many changes to their lives that propelled them to become one of the superpowers of today. History, locations, wardrobe, music and effects were done brilliantly to allow us a glimpse of the past that was once on the brink of damnation. Takeru Satoh who played Kenshin was absolutely flawless as the often quiet and soft voiced warrior who slices, dices and Julienne's his opponents to steaming piles of sushi.
He fit the role perfectly. A man on a mission only to stop himself from killing ever again once the war was over. Make sure you have enough popcorn when you watch this masterpiece of martial skill. You won't be disappointed. But you have to watch this one first in order to watch the rest of the live action movies to understand it better.
It's a tragic tale of war, love, friendship and betrayal. A lone wolf who is known as Kenshin Himura was called the 100 man killer or battosai because of his incredible skills as a swordsman. Part of the story falls loosely upon a single man whose skill was set apart from other mere mortal men. Much like Hattori Hanzo who was the right hand of Ieyasu Tokugawa during the early edo period before the Shogun's death in 1616 AD.
Since then, many more shoguns sat on the throne of japan trying to usher in a new era of peace, but between the shoguns and the common man stood disgruntled ex-samurai who have had enough of the strict military regime. Many rebellions began to take back their lands, titles and more often than not their livelihood. Yet as with all wars there comes a few special individuals that settle the score in mere seconds. Call in Battosai.
His life began when he took the life of a single man that was part of the Shinsengumi or special police for the recent shogun. But what he did not know is how his life would soon change because of that fateful day with the last thrust of his sword. I found this story quite riveting on all levels. The showmanship of wielding the most sharpest blade and handling it like the sword is part of his soul to facing multiple enemies from all sides.
You have to keep up, the display of sword fights is breath taking with speed, control, and quite often bloody as hell. Each character holds their own role solidly and provides a great tale with a mix of darkness, madness, and insanity. The edo period was considered to be the harshest turning point of the century before America stuck their nose into their affairs when they introduced the power of gunpowder.
After 1867 the edo period was lost. Thus carried in the industrial age along with many changes to their lives that propelled them to become one of the superpowers of today. History, locations, wardrobe, music and effects were done brilliantly to allow us a glimpse of the past that was once on the brink of damnation. Takeru Satoh who played Kenshin was absolutely flawless as the often quiet and soft voiced warrior who slices, dices and Julienne's his opponents to steaming piles of sushi.
He fit the role perfectly. A man on a mission only to stop himself from killing ever again once the war was over. Make sure you have enough popcorn when you watch this masterpiece of martial skill. You won't be disappointed. But you have to watch this one first in order to watch the rest of the live action movies to understand it better.