Rurouni Kenshin: Ishin Shishi he no Requiem
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Rurouni Kenshin: Ishin Shishi no Requiem | |
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Genre | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Historical Drama, Fantasy, Philosophical, Psychological, Romance, Samurai, Shōnen |
Movie: Samurai X: The Motion Picture (Rurouni Kenshin: Ishin Shishi no Requiem) |
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Directed by | Hatsuki Tsuji |
Studio | Studio Gallop |
Released | December 20, 1997 |
Runtime | 90 min. |
Samurai X: The Motion Picture is known in Japan as Ishin Shishi he no Requiem (―維新志士への鎮魂歌 Requiem for the Ishin Patriots?). The full Japanese name is Rurouni Kenshin - Meiji Kenkyaku Roumantan - Ishin Shishi he no Rekuiemu (るろうに剣心―明治剣客浪漫譚―維新志士への鎮魂歌?) and was released under Samurai X: The Motion Picture in the English language.
[edit] Summary
The main character, Himura Kenshin, meets a samurai who was very close to a man the Battosai murdered in the revolution overthrowing the Tokugawa shogunate. The samurai is trying to start a revolution to overthrow the Meiji government.
[edit] Characters
- Himura Kenshin (Kenshin Himura) also known as Hitokiri Battōsai.