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Kyoto Inferno
is a 2014 Japanese film based on the manga series of the same name, and serves as the second installment of the ''Rurouni Kenshin'' film series', following the first film '' Rurouni Kenshin'' (2012). The film was followed by a direct sequel, '' Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends'', which takes place immediately from the ending of ''Kyoto Inferno''. On June 21, 2016, Funimation announced that they acquired the rights to the ''Rurouni Kenshin'' live-action trilogy for US distribution. ''Kyoto Inferno'' was released subtitled in US theaters in September 2016. A home video and video on demand release followed shortly after. Plot In Settsu Mine, Hyōgo Prefecture, Saitō Hajime leads the Japanese police in tracking Shishio Makoto, a notorious renegade who was betrayed by the government after he had helped them defeat the Tokugawa shogunate during the Battle of Toba–Fushimi. However, Shishio's men ambush and massacre the police in the mine; Sishio tells Saitō his plan to conque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keishi Ōtomo
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He is known for psychological thrillers and historical dramas, as well as adapting a variety of manga and novels to film, including ''The Vulture'' (2009), ''Ryōmaden'' (2010), and the ''Rurouni Kenshin'' film series. Ōtomo’s awards include the Audience Award at the 18th Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal (2014), the Popularity Award at the 38th Japanese Academy Awards (2014), and Best Director at the 31st Japanese Critics Award (2022). Early life Ōtomo was born on May 6, 1966 in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from Morioka First High School before moving to Tokyo in 1986 to study at the Faculty of Law at Keio University Keio_University.html" ;"title="nowiki/> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keio_University.html" ;"title="Keio University">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keio_University">Keio University">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keio_University After graduation in 1990, he joined the Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine ''Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in Canada, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in four separate regions: the United States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in-chief Isaac Alexander. On June 30, 2002, Anime News N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōkubo Toshimichi
was a Japanese statesman and one of the Three Great Nobles regarded as the main founders of modern Japan. Ōkubo was a ''samurai'' of the Satsuma Domain and joined the movement to overthrow the ruling Tokugawa Shogunate during the ''Bakumatsu'' period. Upon the founding of the new Empire of Japan, Ōkubo became a leading member of the Meiji Restoration and a prominent member of the Meiji oligarchy. Following his return from the Iwakura Mission in 1873, he became Lord of Home Affairs and used his office's authority to rapidly expand his influence within the Restoration government. By the beginning of 1874, he had firmly established himself as the country's ''de facto'' dictator. In this capacity, he enacted numerous structural reforms, pacified disputes within the Meiji regime at the Osaka Conference of 1875, and suppressed several rebellions threatening the survival of the empire. As a result of his oppressive leadership, Ōkubo became the focus of deep animosity within J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takani Megumi
The manga series '' Rurouni Kenshin'' features a large cast of fictional characters created by Nobuhiro Watsuki. Set in Japan during the Meiji period, several of the characters are real historical figures who interact with the fictional characters. The story begins in 1878 and follows a pacifist wanderer named Himura Kenshin, who was previously an assassin known as "''Hitokiri Battōsai''" working for the Ishin Shishi during the Bakumatsu period. After helping Kamiya Kaoru, the instructor of a kendo school in Tokyo, in defeating a criminal, he is invited by her to stay at her dojo. During his stay in Tokyo, Kenshin befriends new people including Myōjin Yahiko, a young child descendant from a samurai family who starts training under Kaoru, Sagara Sanosuke, a former Sekihō Army cadet who enjoys fighting, and Takani Megumi, a doctor involved with the illegal drug trade. He also encounters old and new enemies whose ambitions cause Kenshin to return to fighting, this time t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
