New character of the live-action movie "Rurouni Kenshin: The Final Chapter" is revealed, and Saito Hajime returns again

The two parts of the live-action movie adapted from the manga "Rurouni Kenshin: The Final Chapter" will be released in July and August this year. Today (February 18), the official released a new character. The former leader of the Shinsengumi and the swordsmanship master Saito Hajime " returns " again and will be played by Yosuke Eguchi. Stay tuned.

"Rurouni Kenshin: The Final Chapter" will be divided into two parts, namely "The Final" and "The Beginning". The release date of "Rurouni Kenshin: The Final Chapter" is July 3, 2020, and the release date of "Rurouni Kenshin: The Final Chapter" is August 7, 2020.

The live-action movie "Rurouni Kenshin: The Final Chapter" is adapted from the final chapter of the original work "The Human Death Arc". The story is set in the early days of the Meiji Restoration and tells the story of the protagonist Kenshin Himura (played by Takeru Sato), who "killed without blinking an eye" in the late years of the shogunate. After the Meiji Restoration, he vowed "no more killing" and decided to start a wandering life. Through his encounter with Kaoru and the war with his old enemy, he gradually created and explored his own unique lifestyle.

·Saito Hajime is a character in the Rurouni Kenshin series. He was the former leader of the third group of the Shinsengumi. "Gato" and "Gato Zero" are Saito's special moves. He was an enemy rather than a friend of Kenshin at the end of the shogunate. The actor in this film, Yosuke Eguchi, played Saito Hajime in the first live-action movie of Rurouni Kenshin, and he will return to play this role again this time.