``Rurouni Kenshin'' A hugely popular series that revolutionized live-action manga with its amazing action!

Mixing “gravity” into the splendid sword fighting to add physicality

``Rurouni Kenshin'' is different from traditional historical action dramas, with the addition of wire action-like acrobatic movements. It can be seen as an evolution of the Oriental style wire action that continued from the world-famous films ` `Green Destiny '' (2000) and `` HERO '' (2002), and it also flourished around `` The Bourne Identity '' (2002). Elements of Western practical real action have also been added.

In the past, historical action dramas in Japan tended to emphasize traditional ``types.'' They keep a certain distance from each other, look at each other, and kill each other in an instant. In other words, a momentary change from stillness to movement could be the difference between victory and defeat (this aesthetic is utilized in Saito's fighting style, which is a one-hit kill), but the Hiten Mitsurugi style used by Kenshin has the advantage of one-to-many. It is an ancient style of swordsmanship, and in Kenshin's words, ``A sword is a deadly weapon, and swordsmanship is a method of murder.No matter how beautiful or daimoku you say, it is The Truth.'' In other words, it is practical from the beginning.

Furthermore, Kenshin, whose physique is inferior to others, has achieved victory by unleashing sword techniques at overwhelming speed (which can be said to be suitable for assassins), so if he uses traditional Japanese fighting methods, it is difficult to match the original. I can't get the taste. In this respect, the battle scenes, which are free-flowing and inextricably displayed, fully demonstrate the sense of action director Tanigaki, and while ensuring a sense of speed, they also cover the flashy elements of the Hiten Mitsurugi style. By combining this with a proper awareness of gravity, physicality emerges.

What is interesting here is that Sojiro Seta, who first appears in ``Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno'', excludes this equation. Nicknamed ``Sojiro the Heavenly Sword,'' he uses a high-speed movement technique called ``Shukuji'' and boasts speeds faster than Kenshin. In the battle with Kenshin, instead of twisting his body to avoid the sword, he jumps to avoid it, and uses his sword from an abnormally low stance to overwhelm Kenshin. Kenshin shows superhuman movements, but the ``shackles'' of gravity are always there, while Seta jumps around as easily as if he were on the moon, cornering Kenshin.

The battle between the two becomes even more heated in ``Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend's Final Chapter'', but here, the stage is set in ``a narrow passage on a swaying ship'', and Seta's character follows at breakneck speed like a spring. Increase the movement. Here, on the contrary, Kenshin shows off his "elderly status" with movements that take advantage of gravity, and the tactics between the two are interesting (In "Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part I - The Final", Seta reappears and fights alongside Kenshin). An original scene from the movie was also prepared).

Speaking of ship battles, the scene in which Kenshin fights on the deck during a storm against a large number of enemies incorporates unexpected break-dance-like movements, which is truly new. This is also a scene that symbolizes the unconventional action of Rurouni Kenshin.

In addition, "drifting" like a super car is one of the actions that has been followed and evolved throughout the previous work. In ``Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part I - The Final,'' there are scenes in which he slides and changes direction at high speed and runs up the wall of a building on the other side of the road, and a ``ceiling run'' where he sprints across the roof tiles and slashes. This became a hot topic in ``Rurouni Kenshin Kyoto Inferno''), and the ``mata'' unique to the series, such as the ``wall running'' that was shown at the beginning of the first game, have been updated and packed.

The raw expressions of actors who are dragged out in extreme conditions