To be honest, before the Ronin Kenshin big hit, although Sato Ken had already acted as the leading actor in TV series and movies, and he could be called a name among young actors, but he had not fully developed his popularity. The director once said that Sato Ken was identified as Kenshin because of his previous cooperation in Ryoma, but in the end it still needs the audience's approval. As a live-action version of a super popular comic, it will definitely attract attention whether it is casting or production. Just like a well-known domestic IP has been adapted into a TV series, the audience and comic fans will be extra strict.
Facts have proved that in this movie, whether it is character modeling or martial arts scenes, Sato Ken has fully restored the protagonist Rurouni Kenshin. The careful design and wonderful presentation of the fighting scenes in the movie are rare in Japanese movies before, and these have laid the foundation for the success of this comic book movie. After that, this "Rurouni Kenshin" became Sato Takeru's representative work, and it also laid a solid foundation for the birth of subsequent episodes.
In addition, the other characters in the movie are very exciting, especially the design of the villain and the performance of the old actors. Although there are many original plots, they fully retain the original flavor of the comics.
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