A new, extended trailer for the upcoming sequels to 2012′s live-action “Rurouni Kenshin” movie has been unveiled! The trailer has been subtitled in English and reveals more details on the plot of “Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno” (“Kyoto Taika-hen”) and “Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends” (“Densetsu no Saigo-hen”). Also previewed in the trailer is a new theme song, courtesy of J-Rock band ONE OK ROCK.
The sequel movies have been adapted from the Kyoto arc of the original “Rurouni Kenshin” manga. Main character Kenshin Himura (Takeru Satoh) is forced to leave behind his new-found home in Tokyo and journey to Kyoto to stop Makoto Shishio (Tatsuya Fujiwara) from taking over Japan.
However, Kaoru Kamiya (Emi Takei) and Sanosuke Sagara (Munetaka Aoki) are not about to stand aside quietly and let Kenshin go off on his own. Along the way, Kenshin will face off against an old foe, Aoshi Shinomori (Yusuke Iseya) as well as Shishio’s most skilled henchman, Soujirou Seta (Ryuunosuke Kamiki).
The movie also previews the incredible choreography of the many fight scenes that will be found in this movie (with a rocking ONE OK ROCK song as backdrop, no less!). Kenshin’s duel with Shishio looks to be especially thrilling. The plot of the sequels also appears to be of a much grander scale compared to the first movie with Kenshin and his allies battling to defend Kyoto from Shishio’s forces.
The song featured in the trailer is ONE OK ROCK’s “Mighty Long Fall”, which will be the theme song for “Kyoto Inferno”. The band also previously provided the theme song (“the beginning”) for the first “Rurouni Kenshin” movie.
There are no further details yet as to when “Might Long Fall” will be released, but we’ll work to keep you posted.
Apart from in English, the trailer is also available with subtitles in Chinese, Korean, Spanish, French and Tagalog.
“Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno” will begin screening in Japan on 1 August 2014 while “Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends” débuts in theatres on 13 September 2014. We can hardly wait!
Sources: [Rurouni Kenshin movie official Facebook page] [Rurouni Kenshin movie official website] [ONE OK ROCK official Twitter page]
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