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* PopularHistory: The first live-action film sets itself up as another retelling of Oda Nobunaga's downfall at Honnouji Temple, [[spoiler: only to reveal itself as a critique of popular history recorded in textbooks in the climax, and has a particularly mind-bending take on what actually happened to Nobunaga at the end of his life]].

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* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: It takes almost the whole movies runtime, but when Oda Nobunaga finally accepts his fate, he does so with dignity, kindly asking his blade Yagen Toushirou to assist in making his death possible]].

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** [[spoiler: Mikazuki Munechika was very ready to die after finally reaching limit while fighting off the Historical Revisionists, but was thankfully saved just in time by the other Touken Danshi being sent back to save him]].

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* TheCameo: After returning home from their missions, a dozen browser game characters, including Ichigo Hitofuri, Hakata Toushirou, and Souza Samonji, appear in the film's ending [[spoiler: to meet the new Saniwa]]. In the sequel, damn near everyone from the browser game shows up for a cameo.

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* TheCameo: After returning home from their missions, a dozen browser game characters, including Ichigo Hitofuri, Hakata Toushirou, and Souza Samonji, appear in the film's ending [[spoiler: to meet the new Saniwa]].
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In the sequel, damn near everyone sequels opening sequence, a number of Touken Danshi from the browser game shows up for appear as silhouettes behind Mikazuki Munechika. They return in the movie's climax to help in the extermination of the Historical Revisionists, the group including include Ookanehira, Tsurumaru Kuninaga, Izuminokami Kanesada, and a cameo.plethora of Touken Danshi.


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* CrossOver: Ishikirimaru from the ''Theatre/TouMyu'' continuity shows up in the sequels climax to help exterminate the Historical Revisionists.
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* RainbowMotif: Rainbows are used in the second film to represent both the tsukumogami's voices and the Saniwa's ability to hear them.

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* AmbiguousEnding: [[spoiler: At the end of the second film, Kotone returns to the Tokyo Museum to see Mikazuki Munechika on display in sword form and can apparently hear his voice, calling his name as she did earlier in the film to summon him, though the movies ends before it's made clear if she was able to summon him to human form again]].



* CherryBlossoms: Cherry blossoms are a recurring theme in the film and can be seen throughout.

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* CherryBlossoms: Cherry blossoms, like the browser game from which this film is adapted, appear frequently throughout both films, most notably when the Touken Danshi are time traveling. In the second film, cherry blossoms are a recurring theme in the film and can be seen throughout.bloom around Mikazuki as he teleports.
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* SummonToHand: {{Inverted|Trope}}; [[spoiler: Mikazuki teleports to his sword after throwing it]].
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* FishInTemporalWater: All of the Touken Danshi when they time travel back to 2012 in the second film. It's an odd example, though, because they're all several hundred years old and have lived through this year, but not in human form, meaning everything they experience is new to them.

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* FishInTemporalWater: FishOutOfTemporalWater: All of the Touken Danshi when they time travel back to 2012 in the second film. It's an odd example, though, because they're all several hundred years old and have lived through this year, but not in human form, meaning everything they experience is new to them.
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* FishInTemporalWater: All of the Touken Danshi when they time travel back to 2012 in the second film. It's an odd example, though, because they're all several hundred years old and have lived through this year, but not in human form, meaning everything they experience is new to them.

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Because of the film's success, a sequel centering on a different Honmaru and a mostly different line-up of Touken Danshi [[note]]Mikazuki Munechika returns as the major focus character, alongside Yamanbagiri Kunihiro, Heshikiri Hasebe, and Honebami Toushirou, although the remainder of the main cast is new. As well, the returning characters are different versions of the characters from the first film.[[/note]] was released in 2023.

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March 3, 2023.

The first film also received a {{Manga}} adaptation recapping the story.
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* AlternateContinuity: While it employs some of the same actors as the stage play adaptation and addresses the Honnouji Incident, it takes place in a different continuity, explaining why the characterization, relationship dynamics, and story differ.

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* AlternateContinuity: While it employs some of the same actors as the stage play adaptation and addresses the Honnouji Incident, which was also the subject of the first stage play, it takes place in a different continuity, explaining why the characterization, relationship dynamics, and story differ.
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* AlternateContinuity: While it employs some of the same actors as the stage play adaptation and addresses the Honnouji Incident, it takes place in a different continuity, explaining why the characterization, relationship dynamics, and story differ.
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* RealNameAsAnAlias: [[spoiler: When Oda Nobunaga decides to have Mikazuki accompany him to Azuchi Castle and asks what he should call him, Mikazuki uses his real name. Oda Nobunaga recognizes the name and asks Mikazuki if he means the famous sword, to which his only response is "interesting." Given that Oda Nobunaga already suspected Mikazuki isn't human, having previously asked him if he's the same species as "Mumei," [[ObfuscatingStupidity which Mikazuki didn't confirm or deny]], it's unclear whether he knew that Mikazuki is literally the sword Mikazuki Munechika, or if he simply thought it was interesting that he chose the name of a sword as an "alias"]].
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* FlashyProtagonistsBlandExtras: DownplayedTrope in the first film, as while the Touken Danshi stood out more due to their brightly colored outfits and technicolor hair, both Oda Nobunaga and Hideyoshi Toyotomi, as well as their men, had flashy costumes as well, making them about as visually interesting as them. This is PlayedStraight in the second film, however, as all the human characters the Touken Danshi encounter in modern times all look extremely ordinary when placed next to them, [[AudienceIntendedReaction with this contrast being the point]].

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* FlashyProtagonistsBlandExtras: DownplayedTrope in the first film, as while the Touken Danshi stood out more due to their brightly colored outfits and technicolor hair, both Oda Nobunaga and Hideyoshi Toyotomi, as well as their men, had flashy costumes as well, making them about as visually interesting as them. This is PlayedStraight in the second film, however, as all the human characters the Touken Danshi encounter in modern times all look extremely ordinary when placed next to them, [[AudienceIntendedReaction [[IntendedAudienceReaction with this contrast being the point]].
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* FlashyProtagonistsBlandExtras: DownplayedTrope in the first film, as while the Touken Danshi stood out more due to their brightly colored outfits and technicolor hair, both Oda Nobunaga and Hideyoshi Toyotomi, as well as their men, had flashy costumes as well, making them about as visually interesting as them. This is PlayedStraight in the second film, however, as all the human characters the Touken Danshi encounter in modern times all look extremely ordinary when placed next to them, [[AudienceIntendedReaction with this contrast being the point]].
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* TalkingIsAFreeAction: [[spoiler: The characters sure have a lot of casual conversations while the buildings they’re in burn down around them]].
* TeamPowerWalk: Happens at the beginning of the film when the Saniwa lists the Touken Danshi who will be accompanying Mikazuki to Honnouji Temple.
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* ConnectedAllAlong: [[spoiler: While anyone familiar with the sword's history is aware that Hideyoshi Toyotomi possessed Mikazuki Munechika at some point, it is not mentioned in the film until PlotTwist, when it is revealed that Hideyoshi brought Mikazuki to his assassination of Oda Nobunaga, allowing Mikazuki to witness Nobunaga's true death as it occurred]].
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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler: Quite possibly what happened to the original Saniwa after they were transferred out]].
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* AdaptationPersonalityChange: [[spoiler: In the first film, while most of his expected characteristics are otherwise intact, Mikazuki is portrayed in the first live-action film as decidedly being a loner and distant outside of his friendship with the Saniwa, with Yagen and Yamanbagiri's comments about him implying he's always stayed to himself. This is the opposite of how Mikazuki is typically depicted, as in the original browser game and its various spin-offs, he is fairly pleasant with his peers and forms friendships with a wide range of Touken Danshi]].
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* OutOfFocus: [[spoiler: When the Saniwa tells Fudou Yukimitsu to rest at Honmaru after the first mission, he spends a good chunk of the film offscreen]].

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* OutOfFocus: [[spoiler: When the Saniwa tells Fudou Yukimitsu to rest at Honmaru after After the first mission, he Fudou Yukimitsu spends a good chunk of the film offscreen]].offscreen after being told to rest in Honmaru by the Saniwa while the rest of his team and Honebami go and handle the Oda Nobunaga situation]].
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** [[spoiler: The new Saniwa at the end of the film is one of the only relevant female characters introduced in the ''Touken Ranbu'' series since it’s inception, as well as the only known female Saniwa]].

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Because of the film's success, a sequel centering on a different Honmaru and a mostly different cast [[note]]Mikazuki Munechika returns as the major focus character, alongside Yamanbagiri Kunihiro, Heshikiri Hasebe, and Honebami Toushirou, although the remainder of the main cast is new. As well, the returning characters are different versions of the characters from the first film.[[/note]] was released in 2023.

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It was released in Japan on January 18, 2019, and is notable for the actors who played the characters in the stage play reprising their roles, despite the story being set in a different continuity. Due to the success of the first film, a direct sequel was released in 2023.

The film follows a group of sword warriors, known as "Touken Danshi", as they attempt to stop an enemy faction known as the Time Retrograde Army from interfering with the Honnō-ji Incident.

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Because of the film's success, a sequel centering on a different Honmaru and a mostly different cast [[note]]Mikazuki Munechika returns as the major focus character, alongside Yamanbagiri Kunihiro, Heshikiri Hasebe, and Honebami Toushirou, although the remainder of the main cast is new. As well, the returning characters are different versions of the characters from the first film.[[/note]] was released in 2023.
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* SameCharacterButDifferent: The second film features some of the same characters as the first, but they are from a different citadel, resulting in different characterization and relationship dynamics.
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** [[spoiler: Kotone in the second film]].

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** [[spoiler: Also Kotone and Mitsuru in the second film]].film, who become the temporary Saniwa of Mikazuki Munechika and Heshikiri Hasebe, respectively]].
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* TheChosenMany: [[spoiler: While the first film hinted that there are more Saniwa than the ones shown, the second confirms that anyone has the potential to become a Saniwa, and quite a few are shown throughout the film]].

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* TokenFemale: [[spoiler: The new Saniwa at the end of the film is one of the only relevant female characters introduced in the ''Touken Ranbu'' series since it’s inception]].

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** [[spoiler: Kotone in the second film]].
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* ArcWords: "Nobunaga must die."


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* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler: Throughout the movie, Mikazuki has to keep the secret of the Saniwa losing their magic and thus needing to be replaced, as well as the secret of Oda Nobunaga's true death, which causes conflict between himself and the members of his unit. Uguisumaru also becomes a "secret keeper" after Mikazuki reveals the truth to him]].
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* FriendToAllChildren: [[spoiler: All of the Touken Danshi pretty readily accepted that their new master is a child, and in the ending, the group from the movie (plus Kurikara Gou) all whole-heartedly play games with her]].
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: The PlotTwist reveals that the Historical Retrograde Army, like the Touken Danshi, had no idea how Oda Nobunaga was actually supposed to die, and thus nearly all their attempts to defy his death ended up helping Mikazuki ensure that he would meet his destined end. Their biggest blunder was "Mumei" telling Nobunaga to spread the word about his survival rather than allowing him to remain in hiding, which resulted in Hideyoshi Toyotomi assassinating him at Azuchi Castle, just as history (according to this movie) intended]].
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* BloodlessCarnage: Zig-zagged. Some characters bleed, [[spoiler: such as Ranmaru Mori and Mikazuki in one of the final scenes]], but the vast majority of characters aren't shown bloodied, regardless of how serious their injuries should be.

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