Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture

Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture
Original Title	るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚- 維新志士への鎮魂歌
Original Language	Japanese
Dubbing Studio	Monster Island
Voice Director	Charles Campbell
Translation & Adaptation	Chris Hutts Masako Arakawa
Recorded	2000
Dub Country	United States
Original Country	Japan
Year	1997

Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture (るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚- 維新志士への鎮魂歌 Rurouni Kenshin: Ishin Shishi e no Chinkonka), also known as Rurouni Kenshin: Requiem for Patriots, and originally released in the United States as Samurai X: The Motion Picture, is a 1997 anime film based on the manga and anime Rurouni Kenshin created by Nobuhiro Watsuki.

The film was released in the United States on VHS and DVD on March 27, 2001 by ADV Films. The film was dubbed at ADV's Monster Island studio in Austin, Texas. Because of this, the dub does not contain any of the original voice cast for the dubs of the anime series.

Synopsis The war against the Tokugawa Shogunate ended years ago. But there are some who are not happy with the outcome. Takimi Shigure watched his friends and family get cut down in the name of freedom and prosperity. Now he and a band of desperate rebels have sworn to settle one final score. Only one man stands in their way: Kenshin Himura. But when Shigure discovers Kenshin's true identity as the Hitokiri Battōsai, his fight becomes a personal vendetta.

Cast

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Kenshin Himura	Mayo Suzukase	J. Shannon Weaver
Kaoru Kamiya	Miki Fujitani	Kara Bliss
Sanosuke Sagara	Yūji Ueda	Gray G. Haddock
Yahiko Myojin	Miina Tominaga	Derek Wade
Hajime Saito	Hirotaka Suzuoki	Ken Webster
Takimi Shigure	Kazuhiko Inoue	Judson L. Jones
Toki Takatsuki	Yūko Miyamura	Shaneye Ferrell
Gentatsu Takatsuki	Nozomu Sasaki	Boon Sheridan
Yasuharu Musashino	Kappei Yamaguchi	Ben Wolfe
Sadashiro Kajiki	Takehito Koyasu	Clay Towery
Aritomo Yamagata	Holly Kaneko	Bill Harwell
Toshiyoshi Kawaji	Katsuya Shiga	David R. Jarrott
Eibin Tamono	Jūrōta Kosugi	Bill Wise
Katsuhiro Tsukioka	Hiroshi Yanaka	Sam Grimes

Additional Voices

• Ace Abclone
• Dan Bisbee
• Martin Blacker
• Ira Bowman
• Katherine Catmull
• Mike D'Alonzo
• Dan Dietz
• Adam Dudley
• Carie Esquenazi
• Samantha Inoue-Harte
• Sarah Hepola
• David Frank Jones
• Ellie McBride
• Kelly M. McDaniel
• Stewart McGregor
• Noah Passavoy
• Pamela Ribon
• Raphael Ruiz
• Jessica Schwartz
• Jill K. Swanson
• Mark A. Vassberg

Video Releases

Distributor	Year	Format	Region	Country
ADV Films	2001		NTSC	United States
			1 NTSC
Aniplex USA	2011		A DVB-T

See Also

• Rurouni Kenshin
• List of Rurouni Kenshin OVA's
• Rurouni Kenshin (live action adaptation)

External Links

• Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture at the Internet Movie Database