Kenshin has settled into his new life with Kaoru and his other friends when he is approached with a request from the Meiji government. Makoto Shishio, a former assassin like Kenshin, was betrayed, set on fire and left for dead. He survived, and is now in Kyoto, plotting with his gathered warriors to overthrow the new government. Against Kaoru's wishes, Kenshin reluctantly agrees to go to Kyoto and help keep his country from falling back into civil war.
Stunts
Takeru Satoh's real swordwork — no stunt double, just insane training
Practical Effects
Shishio's bandaged, smoldering look — practical fire effects, genuinely terrifying
Cinematography
Kyoto locations shot on location, burning with period atmosphere
Director
Keishi Otomo
Takeru Satoh
Kenshin Himura
Emi Takei
Kaoru Kamiya
Munetaka Aoki
Sanosuke Sagara
Kaito Oyagi
Yahiko Myojin
Yu Aoi
Megumi Takani
Yosuke Eguchi
Hajime Saito
Yūsuke Iseya
Aoshi Shinomori
Min Tanaka
Kashiwazaki Nenji
Tao Tsuchiya
Makimachi Misao
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Sojiro Seta
Maryjun Takahashi
Yumi Komagata
Tatsuya Fujiwara
Makoto Shishio
Kazufumi Miyazawa
Toshimichi Ookubo
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Ito Hirobumi
Ryosuke Miura
Cho Sawagejo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Takeru Satoh performed roughly 90% of his own stunts after six months of sword training, including the reverse-blade techniques specific to Kenshin's character.
Shishio's 'Ten Swords' and Kyoto plot draw heavily from the real Satsuma Rebellion of 1877, where disaffected samurai rose against Meiji modernization.
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