Actor Takeru Satoh stated during a stage presentation at the Jump Festa ’21 event on Sunday that Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshō The Final, the first of the two ‘final chapter’ films in the live-action film series based on Nobuhiro Watsuki’s Rurouni Kenshin manga, will have an original story that will differ from the story in the manga.
Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshō The Final, the first of the two films, will open in Japan on April 23 next year, while Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshō The Beginning, the second film, will open on June 4.
Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshō The Beginning will tell the story of how Kenshin got his cross-shaped scar.
Kenshin and Tomoe’s relationship was previously portrayed in the Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal original video anime (OVA) project.