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Rurouni Kenshin: Requiem for the Ishin Patriots(Movie, 1997)

Original title: "るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚- 維新志士への鎮魂歌" (Japanese/JA)
1h 31min | Genres: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Rurouni Kenshin: Requiem for the Ishin PatriotsRating: 3.3/5 (with 2626 votes)
Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture (Japanese: るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚- 維新志士への鎮魂歌, Hepburn: Rurouni Kenshin: Ishin Shishi e no Chinkonka, lit. "Rurouni Kenshin: Requiem for the Ishin Patriots"), also known as Rurouni Kenshin: The Movie and Samurai X: The Motion Picture, is a Japanese animated martial arts film directed by Tsuji Hatsuki, produced by Katsunori Narumo and Akio Wakana and written by Yukiyoshi Ohashi. It is based on the Rurouni Kenshin manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki. Set in the Meiji Era, the plot follows the clashes between the two warriors, Himura Kenshin, a pacifist who wishes to stop a rebellion from Takimi Shigure and a band of desperate rebels who have sworn to settle one final score with society. The movie takes place somewhere after the Kyoto arc. It was released in Japanese theaters on December 20, 1997. ()
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About Rurouni Kenshin: Requiem for the Ishin Patriots

The war against the Tokugawa Shogunate ended years ago. But there are some who are not happy with the outcome. Shigure Takimi watched his friends and family get slashed down in the name of freedom and prosperity. Now he and a band of desparate rebels have sworn to settle one final score. Only one man stands in their way: Rurouni Kenshin. Will the former assassin take up his sword to fight again? When Shigure discovers Kenshin's true identity and his fight becomes a personal vendetta, the young hero will have no choice.

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Additional Information

Production country: Japan
Made by: Studio DEEN
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 11 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 12/20/1997
Director: Tsuji Hajiki
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Rurôni Kenshin : Ishin shishi e no Requiem"
"Samurai X: O Filme"
"Kenshin, le film : Requiem pour les Ishin Shishi"
"Ishin Shishi e no Requiem"
"Rurouni Kenshin, Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Ishinshishi e no Chinkonka"
"Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Ishinshishi e no Chinkonka"
"바람의 검심 2부 - 유신지사에의 진혼가"
"Rurouni Kenshin: Réquiem por el patriota de la restauración"
"神劍闖江湖:給維新志士的安魂曲"
"Rurouni Kenshin - The Motion Picture"
"Rurouni Kenshin: Requiem For The Restoration Patriots"
"Samurai X: The Motion Picture"
"Song.for.Repose.of.Souls"
Keywords: pacifism, samurai, anime

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