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Eiga HIHO magazine 2014 April issue: Tanigaki Kenji’s column

  ~translation~

  No. 143 ‘RuroKen’ Action team completed all the shooting

Five times as many stuntmen as expected!? ‘RuroKen’ rushed into the climax!

  Dec. !

The shooting of ‘Rurouni Kenshin 2&3’ by Team Otomo is now really truly in the final stage.

We’ve spent a whole six months, well, we spent an entire year only on this film if we include the preparation period, I should say.

At first they said, ‘Put together the plan of the two films using three hundred stuntmen’.

Ultimately, however, it turned out 1,500 stuntmen (!) and I got a good scolding. LOL

But the action scenes became more powerful and elaborate in reward!

  Today we filmed the scene where Kenshin and Sanosuke ventured into the set of Rengoku built in the Toho studio.

As usual, the final stages are like an ‘action festival’, so in order to change the way we show the actions, we decided to film in a long take without resting.

Kenshin and Sanosuke VS thirty soldiers under Shishio’s command!

Sato Kenshin performs a tremendous amount of choreography at lightning speed!

Sanosuke forces his way through them, clutches the soldiers and drops them into the ocean … which made a scene of full impact.

The actions in RuroKen are speedy and some people think it’s because of the speedy cutting in editing.

Well, it may be one reason, but if you see this long single shot, you should realize that the actors are moving at really terrific speed!

And this is never just another self-content: ‘Hey, we used a long take ~! Isn’t that great!?’

So please look forward to it!

  Dec. $

The last action scene in ‘RuroKen’ was a flashback of Shishio played by Fujiwara Tatsuya-san. Young Shishio, who was still not wrapped up all in bandages, ramped about!

As I wrote in the last article, his ability to learn choreography is abnormal. LOL

Today, we had him try another complicated and intensive action in one stroke.

And then Shishio, who got entrapped by his friends, did this and that, and things went crazy!

It’s exactly the moment Shishio was born.

I can’t write it in detail, but just watch it.

  *snip* about after the wrap up of RuroKen

  Jan. ?

I spent the first three days of this year entirely on editing RuroKen.

Actually, I sorted out the materials.

In terms of the ending scenes, there are as many as 1,600 (!) cuts, and that they are only materials.

I just lined them up and found it amounted to six hours and fifty minutes!

We filmed too much!

So I asked myself. LOL

Taka and Takeru jamming together in a studio (with Mr. Abs Ryota in the background).  The real life best friends totally rock!! Sugoi ne! Scan from Takeru Magazine. This is for elsiechapman, junishinobi, banenene, crism79, superfangirl, and all One OK Rock & Sato Takeru fans. <3

I hope One OK Rock will be included in the Rurouni Kenshin sequels OST.

So I’ve officially been awake for over 24 hours, but I’m waiting at LAX for my delayed flight back to Japan and figured, I’m free, I may as well write my recap now ^___^

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original recorded video: hal0321t

  *I asked her for permission to put English subs to this clip

BUZZ!!! Satoh Takeru and Osamu Mukai were witnessed by around 200 or more people in Yokohama on January 22, 2014 (Wed.). They were shooting some scenes for a TV drama or movie at a railroad crossing and Kindergarten school! 

Oh, if you want old Rurouni Kenshin fic recs, you’ve come to the right place. Here are but a few.

Warning: We get carried away when answering these kinds of questions so we ended up including newer ones too. We didn’t inlude the fics that have been recently updated as we figured those are easier to find. Most of these are KenKao fics with a few TomoKen, HikoKen, Saitou/Tokio and character studies set in canonverse. Hover over the links for our brief description and review. ^^x

Canon and AU

Sketches | AntithesisSketch Thirteen: Dreamscapes. Time passes, and Kenshin dreams on.

Canon

Learning to Live Again | ConspiratorEnishi’s been defeated, life is peaceful, and finally Kenshin can begin his new life as a settled man. At least, that’s the theory. In reality, he’s finding that starting this new life is more difficult than he expected.The Snow Raven | Krista Perry After months of searching and planning revenge, Yukishiro Tomoe has finally found her fiance’s killer. He is nothing like she imagined. Heart’s Ease | Sekihara Tae This story is set during the Revenge arc, and the basis for it is found in scenes throughout the series. Spoilers for both the Kyoto saga and Revenge will be found herein, as well as references to episodes 6 and 7 (volume two of the manga).Warning: Adult content Mind of the Woman | Adamant Eve aka anna-neko How deep can Kenshin go into Kaoru’s mind? The answer may surprise you! Our Kenshins | dementedchris A tribute to how RK fanfic writers have made Kenshin into their own. Hakama Dake | Indygodusk During a heat wave, Kaoru finds herself alone, frustrated, and extremely hot. Defeated by Kenshin’s friendly behavior, she gives up on his love. But she refuses to lose to the sun. Clothes start to fly, but no one’s there to see, right?One Last Opponent | shirotora-sanPost-Jinchuu. As Kenshin and Kaoru seek Hiko’s blessing in their upcoming wedding, he exacts upon them the most unthinkable condition to fulfill for their marriage.Clearing Skies | Calger After seventeen years Sano finally returns to Tokyo to meet up with old friends, and finds a newcomer to the Kamiya dojo he hadn’t expected. the art of contentment | nebulia [to love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.] The Courtship of Lady Tokio | misaki-toyodome The story of the courtship of Saitou Hajime and Takagi Tokio. A fictional account based on historical events of the Shinsengumi and the years of the Bakumatsu. Action, politics, and old fashioned Japanese romanticism. 

Hajime and Tokio | Angrybee The story of the life, and love, which grew between an unlikely couple. Follows Saitou and Tokio from the Genji era through and past the Rurouni Kenshin tale. Of Wine and Water | P.P.V.V. Because training under Hiko isn’t exactly the easiest. And neither is raising Kenshin. The bond between Master and Student is deeper than meets the eye. Space for Words | Newfound Silence At night, in the silent spaces they cherish as husband and wife, he tells her stories. Features Kenshin-as-Traveler as opposed to Kenshin-as-Wanderer. Jus Bellum | Lady Rhiyana What Kenshin believes, he believes with all his heart. Even when it is contradictory. Twenty Six Truths About Monsters | MoonClaimed Truth: Love makes monsters of us all. Chapter 1: Kenshin, Hiko, Tomoe and Enishi play their parts. Chapter 2: Sano, Kenshin, and Saitou. Expected | kokoronagomu Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu uses the fluctuation in emotional ki to read and anticipate an opponent’s next moves, Kaoru-dono’s ki is like fireworks. Practice | First Weaver Kenshin, Sano, Megumi… all the Kenshin-gumi gave up when Kaoru died. Except Yahiko. Childhood Game | fluffybluff He was an assassin, but he was still a kid after all…

AU

Broken Pieces | Linay Kenshin is Battousai, a feared assasin in modern times. His target is Kamiya Kaoru, a girl with mysterious abilities. Is a relationship between captive & captor possible? The Zaibatsu Project | Nekotsuki In the year 2029, modern day street samurai and brilliant programmer Himura Kenshin returns to the ugly world of street politics and corporate war in an effort to help an unconventional hacker find her brother. Influenced by Cyberpunk 2020. High Maintenance | Veles When your lover is a powerful man, you’re always a target. Frozen Moonlight | JaneDrew In high school, Kaoru Kamiya escaped from a demon. Five years later, she meets a man who looks awfully familiar… The Slumbering City | Indygodusk When Kaoru takes a museum tour she doesn’t expect to get lost. Nor does she expect to bleed on a dry fountain or awaken a dead garden. However getting claimed by the Battousai estate, and its master, is a consequence she comes to both dread and long for. Power, Perceived | broomclosetkink Kamiya Kaoru is sold like she is a part of her father’s estate, placed between the furniture and art. Drabble collection. Cursed | lossehelin For a thousand years the village has known of the beast living in the old palace. A beast said to live on human blood. One father knows the truth, and is now bound by word to return a favor he has ignored for thirteen years.

Almost anything by the following authors:

LinayNekotuskiSekihara TaeVelesshirotora-sanMelpomene Melancholica