Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends

Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends
	Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanji	るろうに剣心伝説の最期編
Revised Hepburn
Transcriptions
Revised Hepburn	Rurouni Kenshin: Densetsu no Saigo-hen
Directed by	Keishi Ōtomo
Screenplay by	Kiyomi Fujii; Keishi Ōtomo;
Based on	Rurouni Kenshin; by Nobuhiro Watsuki
Produced by	Satoshi Fukushima
Starring	Takeru Satoh; Emi Takei; Yūsuke Iseya; Munetaka Aoki; Yū Aoi; Ryunosuke Kamiki; Masaharu Fukuyama; Yōsuke Eguchi; Tatsuya Fujiwara;
Cinematography	Takuro Ishizaka
Edited by	Tsuyoshi Imai
Music by	Naoki Satō
Production; companies	Warner Bros. Pictures Japan; Amuse Inc.; Shueisha; KDDI; GyaO!;
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	September 13, 2014 (Japan);
Running time	134 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Budget	$30 million (shared with Kyoto Inferno)
Box office	$41.9 million

Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (Japanese: るろうに剣心伝説の最期編, Hepburn: Rurouni Kenshin: Densetsu no Saigo-hen) is a 2014 Japanese jidaigeki action film directed by Keishi Ōtomo and based on the manga series Rurouni Kenshin. Serving as the third installment of the Rurouni Kenshin film series and a direct sequel to Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (2014), the film takes place immediately after the predecessor and sees Himura Kenshin recover and prepare for a last stand against Shishio Makoto and his gang.

Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends was released in Japan, on September 13, 2014, by Warner Bros. Pictures Japan; one month after Kyoto Inferno. Two further installments in the film series were released in 2021: Rurouni Kenshin: The Final, a sequel to The Legend Ends, and Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning, a prequel to the entire series.