Previously, tokyohive reported about some of the cast members for live-action movie ”Rurouni Kenshin“, and today, it was revealed that Eguchi Yosuke, Kikkawa Koji, and Kagawa Teruyuki have also been added to the cast members.
Eguchi’s role will be “Saito Hajime” who is a rival of Kenshin. This character is based on the real-life personage who was the captain of the third unit of the Shinsengumi, and he is written as a dark hero in the manga. Eguchi commented, “I hope that the audience would be able to feel some kind of roots of Japanese through ‘Rurouni Kenshin’.” This will be the first time for Eguchi to work with the director, Otomo Keishi.
A musician and actor, Kikkawa Koji will be playing “Udo Jin-e” who has a strong desire for killing people. He has his own aesthetic on killing, and is willing to do anything to achieve his end.
Lastly, Kagawa Teruyuki will be “Takeda Kanryu” who is a cold-blooded industrialist. One of the most memorable scenes of this character would be where Takeda shoots the Gadling gun at his mansion, and it will be shown in the movie.
Live-action movie “Rurouni Kenshin” is scheduled to be released in sumer 2012!
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