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Warner Japan Filming 'Rurouni Kenshin' Due Out in 2012
Date: 6/30/2011
Takeru Sato will play Kenshin Himura, the samurai hero of Nobuhiro Watsuki?s popular Rurouni Kenshin manga (published here by Viz Media) in a live-action adaptation being produced by Warner Japan. Himura is a feared assassin who decides to spend the rest of his life as a wandering samurai who roams the countryside and protects the weak. The Rurouni Kenshin manga, which includes 28 volumes, was one of the first titles that Viz Media consolidated for re-release. The entire series was published in 9 Vizbig volumes that were released from 2008-2010.

Watsuki?s samurai saga was also made into a very popular 95-episode anime series in the 1990s by Studio Gallop (episodes 1-66) and Studio Deen (67-95). The anime was released in the U.S. by Media Blasters, while the Kenshin-based Samurai X anime movie from 1997 was released here by ADV.

According to Variety, production on the film will start in July with a theatrical release slated for 2012. Variety also reports that Warner Japan?s live-action adaptation of Ai Yazawa?s Paradise Kiss manga is doing very well. Produced for between $3 and $4 million, the Paradise Kiss movie has already earned $18.5 million in Japan since its release earlier this month.
Source: ICv2