[JAPAN MOVIE 2012-2014] るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚- / RUROUNI KENSHIN

[pechumori]

Yes, @hiranade, sometimes a project suffers by comparison with the original work.

Forgot to post these on Kenshin's birthday last June 20
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[Guest hiranade]

aih... I like those fanart @pechumori.  takeru-emi look alike kenshin-kaoru

btw, happy kenshin day^^ even its little late

[pechumori]

@hiranade, here's another version

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[pechumori]

The latest tweet of Rurouni Kenshin director, Keishi Otomo who posted a photo of himself on July 4, 2015, together with the cast led by Takeru Sato, Emi Takei, Munetaka Aoki that was taken during their visit to the Philippines.
“Memories of the Philippines! I just wonder if it’s about a year ago?”
credit: @TeamOTOMO twitter

[pechumori]

Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno　~Premiere~

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[pechumori]

Takeru doing the “fight” sign w/ Emi and Dir. Otomo during their visit in Philippines in 2014 to promote & attend RuroKen Part 2/3 premier.

Photo: Rappler
Tweet: usasa7 from Twitter
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[Guest hiranade]

The latest tweet of Rurouni Kenshin director, Keishi Otomo who posted a photo of himself on July 4, 2015, together with the cast led by Takeru Sato, Emi Takei, Munetaka Aoki that was taken during their visit to the Philippines.
“Memories of the Philippines! I just wonder if it’s about a year ago?”
credit: @TeamOTOMO twitter

 

Honestly, envy with Filipino fans whom can meet directly with RK casts  and watching rk first time than many countries (outside jpn)

[pechumori]

Yes, @hiranade, it was such an honor for the Philippines.

Kenkao: confession

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[pechumori]

Scars (Rurouni Kenshin) by Kirana deviantart
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[pechumori]

Amazing gif set!

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[Guest chocmagma]

Great movie. Great OSTs. I love it very much. No other words needed

[pechumori]

Takeru Sato has been chosen to participate in the 2015 BIFF!

In October, Asian stars will gather in Busan
translated by Pechumori
150921 (excerpt)

The Stars of Asia will appear on the 20th Busan International Film Festival in Korea.

The Asian Film market has announced the colorful and exciting details and events in line with the expansion of its operations this year through the “Asian Casting Market”. As part of the activation of international co-production, Asian actors and film craftsmen from Korea, China and Japan among others will be introduced to the global film industry officials.

The casting board is another event in the festival that has been attracting attention. Promising young actors and actresses have been chosen not only for their acting ability and national fan base but also for their talent to enter into the international arena. In Japan, Takeru Sato of “Rurouni Kenshin” who has a huge young fan base and received international offers has been chosen to participate along with Masami Nagasawa.

The most enjoyable event for movie fans would be the Star Road Red Carpet event which would be participated in by all the actors who took part in the festival. As co-organizer of the event, the Korean Entertainment Management Association has recommended Korean stars who will massively participate in the Star Road Red carpet event. Star Road would be held in Haeundae Cine Road. A distance of 150 meters to the venue will act as the stars networking reception. It would be a perfect opportunity for the stars who visited Busan to meet the audience up close.

The Asia casting market will be held from Oct. 3 to 6 while the Star Road Red Carpet event will be held on Oct. 5 (Monday)

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Looking forward to seeing Takeru san walking on the Red carpet in a tux once again!

[pechumori]

TAKERU SATO & KAMIKI RYUNOSUKE GUEST APPEARANCE IN ZIP - 9/29/15

While promoting their new movie, "Bakuman", Takeru Sato and Kamiki Ryunosuke gave congratulatory messages at the ZIP show yesterday morning, Sept. 29, 2015, to their Amuse senpai and "Rurouni Kenshin" co-star, Masaharu Fukuyama on his wedding last Monday.
credit: Rei

Read more about Masaharu Fukuyama's wedding at the following link
http://aramajapan.com/news/masaharu-fukuyama-and-kazue-fukiishi-are-now-married/50684/#more-50684

[Guest chocmagma]

Thank you, @pechumori for the updates! I can't wait to watch the 2015 BIFF! (through live streaming of course hehehe).

 

Looking forward to seeing Takeru san walking on the Red carpet in a tux once again!

Me too!

Wahhh Kamiki Ryunosuke so tall! I'm so glad seeing you again ^^

[pechumori]

You're welcome, @chocmagma 

More updates coming up....

Japan Film Society's Premiere Film Festival, LA EigaFest, Returns for its 5th Year

Sep 19th 2015

Japan Film Society's Premiere Film Festival, LA EigaFest,
Returns for its 5th Year LA EigaFest Comes to the LA Live Regal Cinemas with the North American Premiere of Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends

Los Angeles, CA (September 8, 2015) - LA EigaFest, Los Angeles' preeminent Japanese film festival, returns for its 5th year on September 25th-27th at the LA Live Regal Cinemas. LA EigaFest is presented by the Japan Film Society to showcase Japanese and Japanese influenced films that appeal to the broad American audience, introduce and promote new and upcoming filmmakers/talent to Hollywood and enhance the relationship between the US and Japanese film industries.

“We're very excited to celebrate our 5th anniversary at L.A. LIVE Regal Cinemas, which is a big milestone for us. Our film festival has grown over the years and we believe L.A. LIVE is a great location to showcase the festival's young and energetic vibe,” says Hayato Mitsuishi, President of the Japan Film Society and LA EigaFest Festival Director, “We have a great line-up of films that are mostly North American or US premieres and this is a rare opportunity to see the latest Japanese films with English sub-titles on the big screen."

LA EigaFest 2015 will open with the North American premiere of Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends, the 3rd and final installment of the Kenshin action trilogy. The film festival will close with the US premiere of Yakuza action comedy, Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen, directed by Takeshi Kitano.

Highlighting films across all genres, LA EigaFest 2015 will host the North American premiere of youth comedy drama, Flying Colors, the highest grossing film in Japan this year, and youth anime, The Case of Hana & Alice. Additional special screenings include: Princess Jellyfish (North American Premiere), Prophecy (North American Premiere), Shinsengumi (North American Premiere), Tag (US Premiere), That's It (US Premiere), The Mourner (North American Premiere), Deadman Inferno (US Premiere), Forget Me Not (West Coast Premiere), Maestro! (US Premiere), Initiation Love (Southern California Premiere), Kakekomi (Southern California Premiere), Passage of Jomon and Pakur (International Premiere), Moment Girl: Momento Mori (International Premiere), and Solomon's Perjury 1 & 2 (West Coast Premiere). The festival will also have a shorts program (SSFF&Asia selection) and a Shorts Competition (Golden Zipangu Awards). All films will include English subtitles.

LA EigaFest 2014 saw thousands of attendees, hosted a business panel held in conjunction with the Japan External Trade Organization and Japan Film Society, and honoured Tom Cruise and Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow director). Previous celebrities who have attended the festival include Oliver Stone, Ken Watanabe and George Takei.

LA EigaFest 2015 PROGRAM

L.A. LIVE Regal Cinemas

9/25

RUROUNI KENSHIN: THE LEGEND ENDS (2014)
North American Premiere, 134min
Director - Keishi Ohtomo
Starring - Takeru Sato, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Emi Takei
Opening @ Premiere House

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[pechumori]

LA EigaFest 2015 - Day 1 - "Rurouni Kenshin" US Premiere - Arrivals

2015-09-25 - LA Live Regal Cinemas
Los Angeles, CA, USA

Director Keishi Otomo and Munetaka Aoki
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[pechumori]

Friday, October 2, 2015

LA EigaFest 2015: Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends Review: Unfair fight for the boss

 

Rurouni Kenshin, just speed up! Oh, wait now slow down for the final battle. The final film in the trilogy finally washes on the shore much like Kenshin himself. It's all about the final battle for me, forget the betrayal, forget the love, I want a battle! Swords, ninjas and good ol' Sanosuke, played by Munetaka Aoki, hitting people. Oh, it takes time, a long time. It's worth it for a four against one fight!

Kenshin, played by Takeru Satoh, washes on shore from the last film. He's going to learn he's ultimate technique from his master. That's going to taking montages and flashbacks. At the same time the baddest man who had his skin burned off, Shishio, has forced the Japanese government to put Kenshin on wanted posters for his previous crimes. Kenshin, just won't die like Shishio planned. To buy time the government agrees and eventually grabs Kenshin. Not before Kenshin fights the powerful ninja Aoshi Shinomori (Yusuke Iseya) who is really a stepping stone to show how much Kenshin has progressed. Soon he's caught by the government and is to publicly executed in front of Shishio's iron ship that's been threatening Japan. Kenshin manages to escape and has Sanosuke, Shinomori and tough-as-nails cop, Hajime Saito (Yosuke Eguchi) head with him on the iron ship. Karou is alive too, she'll be there as ancillary character that's not in the fight.

Now comes the battles. Your favorite characters from the anime and manga come to life on screen to bring the break down in a series of boss fights. I apologize for not naming all the bosses, so many battles take place at the end. Sanosuke is up against a powerful Buddhist monk who seems to fear no pain. Hajime slashes through a worthy opponent. Kenshin is up against the murderous Soujiro Seta, he killed his own family and kicked his Kenshin's last time.

Not this time! Kenshin and his crew are ready as the clean the ship of it's actual ship crew. Efficiently, almost robotically Kenshin takes out floors and floors of enemies expending little effort...until Shishio knocks him down.

Shishio becomes a legendary boss  fight as he takes down Kenshin easily, then Sanouske and Shinomori and Hajime. This four on one fight just shows how powerful Shishio is. He man handles and scoffs at all the other fighters, never letting up and bragging. The scene fight choreography should be praised as four of the most powerful fighters in the film can't make one ounce of damage. It's like going into a boss battle way to early in a game.

In the end it does come down to Kenshin and Shishio and it's a hard fought battle for the winner.

ONE OK ROCK's song "Heartache" from their newest album, 35xxxv, ends the film for no reason. Oh, wait because Japan has strange deals with how music connects to films.

Just like the previous films in the series you can't deny the sword fights and choreography, you can get angry about the pacing. It's slow, you'll have to have a samurai fortitude to sit through it for that ending. An ending well worth it for a boss fight we usually get only once a Summer in America.

For fans or for those who can eventually skip to the end you'll want to see the Rurouni Kenshin's legend end.

*As of writing this, you can't buy or stream any of the films legally in America unless you want to import and those are usually bad subtitles.

Posted by Jonathan B

http://www.ttdila.com/2015/10/la-eigafest-2015-rurouni-kenshin-legend.html 

[pechumori]

Asia’s rising stars gather for BIFF’s showcase event
2015/10/05 (excerpt)

BUSAN, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) – The Busan Film Festival had a showcase of six rising young stars representing South Korea, Japan and Taiwan on Monday.

The panel included Kim Woo-bin and Kim Go-eun from South Korea, Taiwan-based stars Mark Chao and Sandrine Pinna, and Takeru Satoh and Masami Nagasawa of Japan.

The “casting board” event selects one male and female film star from each of the three major languages spoken in Northeast Asia, from among actors who are currently active in the industry or are expected to be in the future.

It was part of the “Asian Casting Market,” a subsidiary program of the festival’s Asian Film Market, which introduces the region’s most promising young stars to the world market.

“It’s a great honor to be invited here. I’ll be an actress with more responsibility in the future,” Kim Go-eun, star of “Eungyo” and “Coin Locker Girl,” said during the event at BEXCO exhibition center in the southern port city of Busan.

Kim Woo-bin, who is a rising hallyu star, and others said they want to work with as many foreign directors as possible.

Hallyu refers to the Asian-wide popularity of Korean music, TV dramas and films

Chao is a Taiwanese-Canadian actor who can fluently speak Chinese and English, Satoh is a Japanese actor who rose to fame for his leading role in the live-action “Rurouni Kenshin” film and its sequels.

Nagasawa is best known for “Crying Out Love In The Center of The World,” a Japanese romance made in 2004. Most recently, she was featured in “Our Little Sister” by award-winning director Hirokazu Kore-eda.

The showcase was directly followed by the festival’s first-ever “curtain call” event that introduced veteran Asian actors boasting a strong box-office presence at home and overseas fame.

South Korean actor Song Kang-ho was chosen to be this year’s “curtain call” star. Song has received many awards for his roles in director Bong Joon-ho’s debut English film “Snowpiercer,” local box office hit"The Attorney,“ and "Thirst,” an arthouse film by director Park Chan-wook. He also was the co-host of the opening ceremony of this year’s festival.

The 20th edition of the Busan International Film Festival is scheduled to run on Oct. 1-10. The Asian Film Market runs for only four days till Tuesday.

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photo credit: hankooki

[Guest chocmagma]

Kyaaaaa so handsome I'm melting!

Thank you, @pechumori! So sad I'm unable to watch this thru live streaming. My internet connection was very bad these few days and I have to be patience with it *sigh*

Keep on updating us and I love you!