The movie started off with the ending of a Japanese civil war and Kenshin, relinquishing his sword and therefore his title in the battlefield, only to have a survivor to retrieve his sword and kill in his name. Ten years later, during which he officially disappeared but still made his presence felt by helping strangers, a cruel drug lord was trying to use opium to control Japan. In order to do that, the drug lord attempted to forcefully take over several land areas, one of which was the dojo of the female lead, to whom Kenshin came to the rescue. However, through that action, Kenshin exposed his identity and the police wanted to recruit him to kill villains, to which Kenshin refused.
In the meantime, Kenshin got to acquaint himself with a street fighter, who later became his ally. With the female lead held hostage, Kenshin had no choice but to confront the drug lord and duel with the survivor who killed in his name. He almost had to break his promise of no killing to save the female lead when she was paralyzed by the survivor's eye technique and could not breathe. But all well ends well, with all the bad guys either rounded up or dead.
There was pretty much blood spilling in the show and the swift sword moves were indeed very realistic and fascinating. Despite the gore, there were elements of cuteness imbued into the main character, making him a very likable character. I quite enjoyed myself watching this movie, though I'm not sure whether I will watch the anime / manga.
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| Us with the lead actor (in paper) |
Perhaps one funny incident from this was that my dear friend forgot to include himself in the total count for purchasing the tickets and thus had to sit out for this event. It was, however, made up at the dinner and desserts later at Wing Seong Fatty's (Albert) Restaurant Pte Ltd and NYDC respectively.
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