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The legendary assassin Battosai, however, has become Kenshin Himura, who lives a peaceful life in the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu Dojo, with a vow not to kill.
When they talk about standing by their ideals and enacting change for the better on an individual level, the personal becomes political.
The duel between Kenshin and Yukishiro is expected, but it hits the mark kinetically as well as emotionally.
To direct the action, filmmaker Keishi Ōtomo entrusted a talented stunt team lead by Takahito Ouchi, whose body of work notably includes , and most importantly by action choreographer Kenji Tanigaki.
One look at him and he remembers every bit of the blood-soaked and violent past that he was desperately trying to run away from for years.