History Film / RurouniKenshinTheFinal

Himura Kenshin ([[Series/KamenRiderDenO Takeru Satoh]]), along with Kaoru Kamiya (Emi Takei) and his friends, now live in a different Japan where fashion and technology are becoming more modernized. But the leader of the Shanghai mafia, Yukishiro Enishi (Creator/MackenyuArata), takes advantage of this to try and fulfill one simple goal. [[Film/RurouniKenshinTheBeginning When the Bakumatsu took place]], trust and betrayal led to the death of his sister, Yukishiro Tomoe (Kasumi Arimura) by Kenshin's hands. With this loss, Enishi takes matters into his own hands by attempting to tear apart every facet of Kenshin's life. Now, with the past reopened, and his loved ones now at stake, Kenshin must do everything he can to conquer his inner demons, to truly move forward again.

*** In the final battle, [[spoiler:Enishi uses his sword to force Kenshin's sharp sakaboto end onto the latter's own shoulder, which is what Saito also did in that movie]].

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Even though he was batshit insane and a ruthless criminal, Enishi couldn't kill [[spoiler: Kaoru]] because her face reminded with his own sister.

* AdaptedOut: [[spoiler:Enishi using a puppet as a fake corpse of Kaoru to make Kenshin angry]] was fortunately cut out here (as Gein was repurposed to be Kenshin's {{Ninja}} StarterVillain in the first film rather than [[spoiler: the savvy PuppetMaster he is in the manga. Justified given the difficulty of adopting the Iwanbou series' true nature as basically PoweredArmor-esque puppets]]). This, in turn, [[spoiler: removes Aoshi's AwesomeMoments of figuring out Gein's ''onimusha'' trickery and killing the old guy in fire]]. Instead, [[spoiler: it was replaced with Heishin taking Kaoru hostage only to be stopped by Enishi]].

* VillainousBreakdown: Enishi experiences one ''three'' times: First, when he's simply thinking of his sister's memory, he breaks down in tears. [[spoiler: After that, after he kidnaps Kaoru and attempts to strangle her, she ends up reminding him of Tomoe, causing him to [[VomitDiscretionShot puke his guts out]] and babble inelegantly. And lastly in final fight between Kenshin and Enishi, Enishi starts losing his cool, since Kenshin will not stop coming from him, or commit suicide due to Tomoe's death. By the time he decides to use Tomoe's tanto, he's reduced to tearful screams]].

** There are also two minor, yet important plot points missing: first off, [[spoiler: the Rakuninmura slums and the appearance of Oibore (who happens to be Tomoe and Enishi's lost father, in turn being Kenshin's father-in-law), where Kenshin was forced to lament his failures, but later comes to his terms with them in part thanks to Oibore's persuasion. This also pretty much revises Enishi's ending, as instead of wandering off to the Kyoto slums after reading Tomoe's diary and meets his father by chance, he was instead locked in a prison reading the diary.]] Second [[spoiler: is the Shunshin village mini-arc and the appearance of Sanosuke's actual family, the Higashidani, which serves as Sano's showcase of his CharacterDevelopment and his motivation to go back to help Kenshin. Justified, given the film Sanosuke is not given a clearer origin to his backstory (he's pretty much a comical cannon fodder in this film) and his Sekihoutai side-story was not adopted.]]

Himura Kenshin ([[Series/KamenRiderDenO Takeru Satoh]]), along with Kaoru Kamiya (Emi Takei) and his friends, now live in a different Japan where fashion and technology are becoming more modernized. But the leader of the Shanghai mafia, Yukishiro Enishi ([[Manga/{{Chihayafuru}} Mackenyu Arata]]), takes advantage of this to try and fulfill one simple goal. [[Film/RurouniKenshinTheBeginning When the Bakumatsu took place]], trust and betrayal led to the death of his sister, Yukishiro Tomoe (Kasumi Arimura) by Kenshin's hands. With this loss, Enishi takes matters into his own hands by attempting to tear apart every facet of Kenshin's life. Now, with the past reopened, and his loved ones now at stake, Kenshin must do everything he can to conquer his inner demons, to truly move forward again.

** [[ZigZaggingTrope Zigzagged with Enishi]]. While he is still an utterly savage and brutal opponent, it's for different reasons: In the original manga, Enishi was an absolute powerhouse whose raw strength was matched by his unique ''watojutsu'' style being designed specifically to counter Kenshin's swordsmanship. In the film, rather than using his own developed techniques, Enishi mainly relies on a mix of wushu, taijiquan and some improvisation to go along with his LightningBruiser upgrade, and instead of using a hybrid wato he uses a fairly ordinary if ornate dao. Rather than Kenshin fighting against someone whose techniques specifically counter his, he's fighting against someone whose uses a discipline he's never seen before. While the fight still takes a toll on him like never before, the odds aren't as stacked against Kenshin this time around. [[spoiler:He also only fights Kenshin once and doesn't defeat him. He only won when Kenshin lets Enishi stab him just to prove the point that revenge was meaningless]].
A bit of AdaptationDistillation is also at play, since his enhanced senses are never fully explored/explained here. Without it, Kenshin definitely has the upper hand, [[spoiler:and didn't even have to resort to either Ryūmeisen or Amakakeru Ryū no Hirameki's second phase to completely beat him down.]]

** Enishi. [[spoiler:Despite having the same savageness and brutality as the original, he only fought Kenshin once and didn't defeat him. He only won when Kenshin lets Enishi stab him just to prove the point that revenge was meaningless]]. A bit of AdaptationDistillation is also at play, since his enhanced senses are never fully explored/explained here. Without it, Kenshin definitely has the upper hand, [[spoiler:and didn't even have to resort to either Ryūmeisen or Amakakeru Ryū no Hirameki's second phase to completely beat him down.]]

* LightningBruiser: As typical with the ''Rurouni Kenshin'' film series' main antagonists, Enishi is clearly this.

* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:As the final fight between Kenshin and Enishi progresses, Enishi starts losing his cool, since Kenshin will not stop coming from him, or commit suicide due to Tomoe's death. By the time he decides to use Tomoe's tanto, he's reduced to tearful screams]].

Himura Kenshin ([[Series/KamenRiderDenO Takeru Satoh]]), along with Kaoru Kamiya (Emi Takei) and his friends, now live in a different Japan where fashion and technology are becoming more modernized. But the leader of the Shanghai mafia, Yukishiro Enishi ([[Manga/{{Chihayafuru}} Mackenyu Arata]]), takes advantage of this to try and fulfill one simple goal. [[Film/RurouniKenshinTheBeginning When the Bakumatsu took place]], trust and betrayal led to the death of his sister, Yukishiro Tomoe (Kasumi Arimura) by Kenshin's hands. This loss has driven Enishi to take matters into his own hands, by attempting to tear apart every facet of Kenshin's life. Now, with the past reopened, and his loved ones now at stake, Kenshin must fight one last time for the future.

** In the final battle, [[spoiler:Enishi uses his sword to force the sharp end of Kenshin's sakaboto onto the latter's own shoulder, drawing blood. Saito previously did this in [[Film/RurouniKenshin the first movie]]]].
** Two of them for ''[[Film/RurouniKenshinKyotoInferno Kyoto Inferno]]''.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:Kenshin spent the majority of the movie being tormented by his accidental murder of Tomoe, along with Enishi's threat to destroy everything he stands for. Nevertheless, he is able to defeat Enishi by apologizing for killing the latter's sister, allowing him to truly live in the new future with Kaoru]].

* ExtremeMeleeRevenge: [[spoiler:After Enishi takes a bullet meant for Kaoru from Heishin, Enishi begins pounding Heishin to a pulp, before Kenshin stops him]].

* BookEnds: If one has watched the ''Rurouni Kenshin'' film series in chronological order. ''[[Film/RurouniKenshinTheBeginning The Beginning]]'' concluded with [[spoiler:Kenshin numbly leaving his own sword in a snow-covered forest, following the Battle of Toba-Fushimi's conclusion. This showed how much he regretted his entire past as an assassin, wanting to atone by becoming a wanderer]]. For this film, [[spoiler:the last thing we see of Kenshin is of him peacefully walking away with Kaoru, hand-in-hand, from Tomoe's grave in a sunny forest. He has finally chosen to move on from who he was before and start anew]].

* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler: Sawagejo pulled a HeelFaceTurn after being defeated by Kenshin in the source material. Here, he's working alongside Enishi and lays a trap on Saito's men when the Six Comrades attack Tokyo. He also gets a KarmaHoudini by not showing up in the FinalBattle]].

* BackToBackBadasses: [[spoiler:Kenshin and Sojiro fight back together against Enishi's men]].

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: No matter how much of a badass a person is, he will be overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of his enemies. [[spoiler: If Misao, Saito, Sano, and even Sojiro didn't help Kenshin, he would be killed by the Six Comrades' sheer number of {{Mooks}} and saving Enishi from being swallowed by vengeance]].

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:Kenshin spent the majority of the movie being tormented by his accidental murder of Tomoe, along with Enishi's threat to destroy everything he stands for. Nevertheless, he is able to defeat Enishi by apologizing, make peace with the late Tomoe, and truly begin living peacefully with Kaoru]].

* AdaptedOut: [[spoiler:Enishi using a puppet as a fake corpse of Kaoru to make Kenshin angry]] was fortunately cut out here (as Gein was repurposed to be Kenshin's {{Ninja}} StarterVillain in the first film rather than [[spoiler: the savvy PuppetMaster he is in the manga. Justified given the difficulty of adopting the Iwanbou series' true nature as basically PoweredArmor-esque puppets]]). This, in turn, [[spoiler: removes Aoshi's AwesomeMoments of figuring out Gein's ''onimusha'' trickery and killing the old guy in fire]]. Instead, [[spoiler: it was replaced with Heishin taking Kaoru hostage only to be stopped by Enishi]].

** There are also two minor, yet important plot points missing: first off, [[spoiler: the Rakuninmura slums and the appearance of Oibore (who happens to be Tomoe and Enishi's lost father, in turn being Kenshin's father-in-law), where Kenshin was forced to lament his failures, but later comes to his terms with them in part thanks to Oibore's persuasion. This also pretty much revises Enishi's ending, as instead of wandering off to the Kyoto slums after reading Tomoe's diary and meets his father by chance, he was instead locked in a prison reading the diary.]] Second [[spoiler: is the Shunshin village mini-arc and the appearance of Sanosuke's actual family, the Higashidani, which serves as Sano's showcase of his CharacterDevelopment and motivates him to go back to help Kenshin]]. Justified, given the film Sanosuke is not given a clearer origin to his backstory (he's pretty much a comical cannon fodder in this film) and his Sekihoutai side-story was not adopted.
** Heishin's QuirkyMiniboss Squad fight is also removed, though it's completely justified given how minor it is, and it only serves as a warming up to Kenshin and Enishi's second duel in the manga.

* AdaptedOut: [[spoiler:Enishi using a puppet as a fake corpse of Kaoru to make Kenshin angry]] was fortunately cut out here (as Gein was repurposed to be Kenshin's {{Ninja}} StarterVillain in the first film rather than [[spoiler: the savvy PuppetMaster he is in the manga. Justified given the difficulty of adopting the Iwanbou series' true nature as basically PoweredArmor-esque puppets]]). This, in turn, [[spoiler: removes Aoshi's AwesomeMoments of figuring out Gein's ''onimusha'' trickery and killing the old guy in fire]]. Instead, [[spoiler: it was replaced with Heishin taking Kaoru hostage only to be stopped by Enishi]].
** The battle sequences during Enishi's terror attack on the town [[spoiler:is chopped in half, with Kaoru's and Yahiko's part completely absent and the return of Sano's ''Zanza'' persona (as well as one last usage of his [[BFS Zanbato]]) completely skipped. Instead, Aoshi takes the brunt of the battle in their stead as his entire original combat portion of the story is completely omitted.]]

* BookEnds: If one has watched the ''Rurouni Kenshin'' film series in chronological order. ''[[Film/RurouniKenshinTheBeginning The Beginning]]'' concluded with [[spoiler:Kenshin numbly leaving after putting down his sword in a snow-covered forest, following the Battle of Toba-Fushimi's conclusion. This showed how much he regretted his entire past as an assassin, wanting to atone by becoming a wanderer]]. For this film, [[spoiler:the last thing we see of Kenshin is of him peacefully walking away with Kaoru, hand-in-hand, from Tomoe's grave in a sunny forest. He has finally chosen to move on from who he was before and start anew]].

* BookEnds: If one has watched the ''Rurouni Kenshin'' film series in chronological order. ''[[Film/RurouniKenshinTheBeginning The Beginning]]'' concluded with [[spoiler:Kenshin numbly leaving his own sword in a snow-covered forest, following the Battle of Toba-Fushimi's conclusion. This showed how much he regretted his entire past as an assassin, wanting to atone by becoming a wanderer]]. For this film, [[spoiler:the last thing we see of Kenshin is of him peacefully walking away with Kaoru, hand-in-hand, from Tomoe's grave in a sunny forest. He has finally chosen to move on from who he was before and start anew]].

* AdaptedOut: [[spoiler:Enishi using a puppet as a fake corpse of Kaoru to make Kenshin angry]] was fortunately cut out here (as Gein was repurposed to be Kenshin's {{Ninja}} StarterVillain in the first film rather than the savvy PuppetMaster he is in the manga. Justified given the difficulty of adopting the Iwanbou series' nature as basically PoweredArmor-esque puppets). This in turn, removes Aoshi's CrowningMomentOfAwesome Instead, [[spoiler: it was replaced with Heishin taking Kaoru hostage only to be stopped by Enishi]].
** The battle sequences during Enishi's terror attack on the town [[spoiler:is chopped in half, with Kaoru's and Yahiko's part completely absent. Instead, Aoshi takes the brunt of the battle in their stead.]]

** There are also two minor, yet important plot points missing: first off, [[spoiler: the Rakuninmura slums and the appearance of Oibore (who happens to be Tomoe and Enishi's lost father in turn being Kenshin's father-in-law), where Kenshin was forced to lament his failures, but later comes to his terms with them in part thanks to Oibore's persuasion.]]

* AdaptationalBadass: [[spoiler:Misao managed to defeat one of the Six Comrades (Mumyoi) and performs her version of Kaiten Kenbu Rokuen]].

* AdaptedOut: [[spoiler:Enishi using a puppet as a fake corpse of Kaoru to make Kenshin angry]] was fortunately cut out here. Instead, [[spoiler: it was replaced with Heishin taking Kaoru hostage only to be stopped by Enishi]].

The film focuses on the pacifist wanderer Himura Kenshin (played by [[Series/KamenRiderDenO Takeru Satoh]]) who is brought on a fight involving revenge by Yukishiro Enishi (played by [[Manga/{{Chihayafuru}} Mackenyu Arata]]).

* AdaptedOut: [[spoiler: Enishi using a puppet as a fake corpse of Kaoru to make Kenshin angry]] was fortunately cut out here. Instead, [[spoiler: it was replaced with Heishin taking Kaoru hostage only to be stopped by Enishi]].

** [[spoiler: In the manga, Mumyoi was defeated by Saitou. While in the film, Misao defeats him]].
** [[spoiler: In the manga, Hyoko's final fate was when he was so scared of Kenshin after his defeat he doesn't pay enough attention to Yahiko and ends up on the wrong end of his Hawatari. Here, he tried to [[TakingYouWithMe blow up Kenshin alongside him]] but he managed to escape even though he was affected by the aftermath of the explosion]].
* AdaptationalBadass: [[spoiler: Misao managed to defeat one of the Six Comrades (Mumyoi) and performs her version of Kaiten Kenbu Rokuen]].

** Enishi. [[spoiler: Despite having the same savageness and brutality as the original, he only fought Kenshin once and didn't defeat him. He only won when Kenshin lets Enishi stab him just to prove the point that revenge was meaningless]]. A bit of AdaptationDistillation is also at play, since his enhanced senses are never fully explored/explained here. Without it, Kenshin definitely has the upper hand, [[spoiler:and didn't even have to resort to either Ryūmeisen or Amakakeru Ryū no Hirameki's second phase to completely beat him down.]]

* BackToBackBadasses: [[spoiler: Kenshin and Sojiro]].
* BaitAndSwitch: At first, it seems that [[spoiler: Sojiro]] is working alongside Heishin, but when his men tried to attack Kenshin, [[spoiler: he attacks one of Heishin's men instead which marks his HeelFaceTurn]].

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: the Oniwabanshu led by Misao, the Tokyo Police led by Saito, and a badly-injured Sano saved Kenshin from being overwhelmed by Enishi's men]].

* CallBack: To ''Kyoto Inferno''. [[spoiler:This time, ''Kenshin'' was the one to slash his opponent's (Enishi) sword in half.]]
** [[spoiler:Saito's poor, poor men also gets roasted in a fiery trap here.]]

* [[spoiler:GraveMarkingScene: The final scene.]]
* RealityEnsues: No matter how much of a badass a person is, he will be overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of his enemies. [[spoiler: If Misao, Saito, Sano, and even Sojiro didn't help Kenshin, he would be killed by the Six Comrades' sheer number of {{Mooks}} and saving Enishi from being swallowed by vengeance]].

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The trailer shows [[spoiler: Sojiro teaming up with Kenshin in dealing with Enishi's men, since Sojirou ended up like Kenshin after his defeat in the previous movie. Which ruins the WhamShot when he first appears among Heishin's goons.]]

** The mini-arc of Yahiko's growth [[spoiler:is also missing, though it's realistically replaced by his frustrated figure at his constant uselessness, in contrast to his AdaptationalBadass self in ''Kyoto Inferno''.]]

** The battle sequences during Enishi's terror attack on the town [[spoiler:is completely chopped in half, with Kaoru's and Yahiko's part completely absent. Instead, Aoshi takes the brunt of the battle in their stead.]]

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