After more than 7 months of shooting, a total of 6,000 people, 43 locations across the country, live-action Rurouni Kenshin Final Chapter wraps up filming!
It was found that the final chapter of the live-action movie " Rurouni Kenshin " series was cranked up on Friday, June 7th..
The original manga " Rurouni Kenshin - Meiji Kenkaku Romantan-" was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) from 1994 to 1999. Currently, the latest work " Rurouni Kenshin -Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Hokkaido Hen-" is being serialized at "Jump Square" (Shueisha). It is a work that depicts Kenshin Himura, who once struggled through the end of the Bakumatsu period and has been feared as a manslayer, now a former wanderer who fight demons from past along his new friends. The first l.a. starring Ken Sato and director Otomo Keishi was released in 2012 " Rurouni Kenshin " with box office income of 3.01 billion yen, audience attendance of 23.95 million. In the 2014, the second movie "Rurouni Kenshin - Kyoto Taika-hen" was released, with box office income of 5.22 billion Yen, audience mobilization number: 403.1 million. Later in 2014 yet, "Rurouni Kenshin: Denstesu no Saigo-hen" was released, having the recorded box office income 4.35 billion yen, spectator mobilization number: 34. 3 million.
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The final chapter, which will be new for the first time in six years, is produced by Ken Sato with the direction of Otomo, as in previous series. The first part of the story that takes on the mystery of Kenshin's cross-shape scar, which has not been told until now (in live-action), since the end of the late Edo period and the Meiji Restoration. The second one will be about a weapon merchant who manages the back of the mainland China.
This work is cranked in on November 4, 2018 (Sunday). Conducted large-scale shootings at 43 locations across the country, including Kyoto, Nara, Shiga, Mie, Hyogo, Kumamoto, Hiroshima, Tochigi, Saitama, Shizuoka, Osaka, Nagano, for more than 7 months, June 7, 2019 (Friday) Crank up. A total of 6,000 people participated, he said.
It was said that the shooting took place at midnight, sometimes in the middle of the morning, and it was forced to make frequent schedule changes due to heavy rain. With cast staff who challenged such harsh shooting, director Otomo "Within this tough schedule, the whole cast worked hard with such compromise to the end to realize the quality expected from "Rurouni Kenshin"series, I am very grateful to the staff, and I think that the seven months of shooting was a hard shot that overcomes all sorts of difficulties with everyone's power, and that it just remains as a legend and is not an exaggeration. A lot of wonderful and powerful images are being shot”, he said. Touching the editorial work that takes place over a year, "For me, only half of the work has been completed until now. In order to meet the hard work of everyone until now, tighten the mind again, put the soul in the work I want to make it an exciting, overwhelmingly and powerful entertainment product that everyone can enjoy, that will not lose to the Tokyo Olympics, all over the world. .
Takeru Sato, who has been starring for about eight years, recalls the series again and says, "This work is, of course, my pride, and I will continue Rurouni Kenshin. Especially this episode which I could not avoid it when I talked about it, and I wanted to play absolutely, and I felt like a mission not only to play but also to leave a name in film history with overwhelming quality."
About the preparation period such as action practice before crank-in, about facing this work for more than one year, "It was a very harsh day, but it was a high-density day spent with reliable staff throughout the series. I felt so happy to play my favorite role, and of course I wasn't half-hearted, and I loved this scene. " And he said about the cast staff, "I was convinced that when you enter the scene you will be a tremendous piece of work with everyone's power and feel joy and response every day. I can not thank you all," .
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Hand-painted messaged paper by Nobuhiro Watsuki (C) Nobuhiro Watsuki / Shueisha (C) 2020 "Rurouni Kenshin" Final chapter Production Committee
At the time of Satoru's crank-up, the original author Nobuhiro Watsuki presented a colored paper with a message with a hand-written message saying "Thank you for playing Kenshin! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!" . Sato also grabbed the end of the shooting with a look of surprise and pleasure for the surprise surprise present.
At the moment, the titles, casts and detailed stories of the two works have not been disclosed. The works will be released in two consecutive works in the summer of 2020.
The last chapter of Rurouni Kenshin will be splitted in two parts in the Japanese summer of 2020.
Work information
The last chapter of the "Rurouni Kenshin" movie
Starring: Takeru Sato
Director: Otomo Keishi
Original work: Nobuhiro Watsuki, "Rurouni Kenshin-Meiji Kenkaku
Romankan-" (Shueisha Jump Comics) Production: Movie "Rurouni Kenshin"
Final Chapter Production Committee
Production production / distribution: Warner Brothers movie
Official site: http://rurouni-kenshin.jp
(C) Nobuhiro Watsuki / Shueisha (C) 2020 "Rurouni Kenshin" Final Chapter Production Committee
Source: Spice
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