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Mayo Suzukaze, J. Shanon Weaver, Miki Fujitani

Although it boasts plenty of sword fights, martial arts combat, and odd, orange blood, Samurai X offers deeper and more sensitive characterizations than typical anime samurai epics. Based on th...( read more  read more... )e manga by Noboru Watsuki, the film centers on questions about the nature of Japanese society during the years following the Meiji Restoration in the late 19th century. Kenshin Himura and his friends Kaoru, Sanosuke, and Yahiko seem like an ordinary, slightly goofy quartet. But red-haired Kenshin is an expert swordsman; tall, lanky Sanosuke, a martial arts master; adolescent Yahiko, a samurai-in-training. Kaoru fills the role of outspoken anime heroine. An ugly encounter with some drunken British sailors introduces Kenshin and his friends to the noble Takimi Shigure and lovely Toki Takatsuki. Shigure leads a group opposed to the Meiji government, which they believe is corrupting Japanese culture, and his ill-conceived attempt at rebellion brings him into conflict with Kenshin. A key fighter in the Restoration, Kenshin received scars on his soul that mark him more decisively than the X on his cheek; he weeps for the needless bloodshed he helped to unleash. Director Hatsuki Tsuji builds subtle visual patterns of downward motions--falling tears, fluttering bamboo leaves, the deadly stroke of a sword, Kenshin's spectacular leaps--to create a film with an unusually satisfying resolution.

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Unrated, 90 min.

Directed by: Tsuji Hajiki

Release Date: January 1, 1997

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DVD Release Date: March 27, 2001

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  • ALAZAR0110
    October 29, 2009
    ALAZAR0110
    i loved this movie..:)
  • InTheFleshOfBlood
    August 15, 2009
    InTheFleshOfBlood
    i enjoyed the series of Samurai X,.
    and i love this more,.
  • EightThirty
    August 14, 2009
    EightThirty
    Love this one... Check out the series aswell.. just as cool.. Its called Kenshin ^_^
  • TaylorRoxs3
    August 12, 2009
    TaylorRoxs3
    I own this movie.
    Even tho I Love it I hate the begain when the blood is all bright.
  • Brewknows
    July 3, 2009
    Brewknows
    Samurai X is a great film, although only the original Japanese version. The dub failed.
  • warriorsoul4u
    June 12, 2009
    warriorsoul4u
    Kenshin- Need I say more.. Swords, Fights, Action.. Oh yeah..
  • nanuska2
    June 6, 2009
    nanuska2
    I remember i saw one movie of Samurai X but i dont remember which one...i think it could be this one though
  • oppongdavid
    May 6, 2009
    oppongdavid
    Kenjii Battousaib !!!
  • loymabait
    May 5, 2009
    loymabait
    good moral to it must see with kids teach the import value of life
  • jprice2006
    April 8, 2009
    jprice2006
    One of the best ones you will ever find.

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