The legend ends in final Rorouni Kenshin film

MANILA, Philippines - Following its massive opening in Japan last week where it grossed 50 percent higher than Kyoto Inferno, Warner Bros. Pictures’ Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends is now screening in Philippine cinemas to fulfill a promise to loyal fans of back-to-back bows of the twin sequels.

Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends is the final chapter to director Keishi Otomo’s blockbuster trilogy.

To stop Makoto Shishio (Tatsuya Fujiwara) who aims to conquer Japan, Kenshin Himura (Takeru Satoh) arrives in Kyoto and tries to face off against Shishio’s troops. However, his enemy has begun its course to start invading Tokyo with the steel-reinforced battleship. To save captured Kaoru (Emi Takei) who is thrown into the sea by Shishio’s men, Kenshin also dives in after her, but is washed ashore alone, unconscious.

Kenshin recovers with the help of Seijuro Hiko (Masaharu Fukuyama), the master of Kenshin who happens to find him on the shore. He realizes he is no match for Shishio unless he learns the ultimate technique of his sword style, and begs the master to teach him.

In the meantime, Shishio finds that Kenshin is still alive, and puts pressure on the government to find Kenshin and execute him in public for his sins during his days as the Battosai the Killer. As Kenshin faces his biggest challenge, can he really defeat Shishio, and be reunited with Kaoru?

The Rurouni Kenshin movie trilogy was based on the Kyoto arc of Rurouni Kenshin, the popular manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki.

Besides Kenshin the Wanderer: the Romance of a Meiji Swordsman, Nobuhiro’s manga hits also include Gun Blaze West and Busou Renkin.