The live-action film version of "Kingshin Kyoto Fire" has been well received since its release. The film takes Kyoto as the stage and tells the life-and-death duel between Kenshin Himura and his successor, Shishio Shin. In terms of actors, in addition to the previous roles of Satoh Takeru and Takei Emi, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Takanosuke Kamiki, Yusuke Iseya and others have joined, making the lineup even stronger. Especially the joining of the young niche Shinki Ryunosuke adds a lot of highlights to this work. He plays the role of Seta Sojiro, a subordinate of Kenshin's old enemy Shishio. Although he looks very gentle on the outside, he is cruel in his heart that is unimaginable by ordinary people. His swordsmanship can also be comparable to Jianxin. The actor Shenmu once made his debut as a genius child star, and this experience is to some extent consistent with the role of Seta Sojiro.
Because "Rurouni Kenshin" is a super long comic, it is impossible to shoot the whole story through one or two movies. Therefore, the choice of chapters is very important. This sequel selected the most exciting "Kyoto Chapter" in "Rurouni Kenshin", and the fullness of the story itself also makes the concept of "up and down" no sense of "cheating money". You know, the closing chapter of a certain Toho masterpiece breaks a story that can be told in two hours into "gradual chapters" and "line chapters". Such a naked method broke the hearts of many movie fans at the time. In contrast, among the two sequels of "Rurouni Kenshin" this time, the first "Rurouni Kenshin Kyoto Fire" is 139 minutes long, and the development of the story is slightly slower than the previous one. , The rhythm control of the film has obviously improved. This may also be the high-quality result of the review by the director team of Otomo.
