Rurouni Kenshin Movie Prop and Set Photos

Swords Included!

Scott Green
August 31, 2011 10:45am PDT (8/31/11)

With the live action adaptation of Ruruoni Kenshin set to starting filming, there aren't shots of the actors in costume yet, but set and prop photos have made it online.

 

via the Twitter account of Deputy director of Shonen Manga Group Hisashi Sasaki

 

Manga creator Nobuhiro Watsuki watching the Kamiya -Dojo.

 

 

Its exterior

 

 

And interior

 

Kenshin's Sakaba-sword and Sanosuke's Zanba-sword.

 

Kamen Rider Den-O's Takeru Satoh stars at the titular Bakumatsu political assassin turned Meiji era wanderer and non-lethal protector.  Keishi Otomo directs the project, scheduled for a 2012 release.

 

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8/31/11 by brianxavier
Humm I sense a lack of proof reading... " there aren't shots of the actors in custom yet" don't you mean costumes? :)

But it is nice to see this project going forward.
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8/31/11 by darkshadow1988
OMG i never even knew they were making a live action move of kenshin! one of my all time favorites! cant wait to see more of this!
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8/31/11 by toshiro777
Okay, Sanosuke's zanbatou is supposed to be bigger than him! It doesn't have to be forged; just make a hollow replica! There will be blood if they use that "thing" in the movie!
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8/31/11 by MAC-ATTACK
oh yes there will be blood
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8/31/11 by Ishstar
hhhhhhheeeeeeeeeelllll yeah
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8/31/11 by toshiro777
And by "blood", I mean that the fans (including me) will be super PISSED!!!
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8/31/11 by nico_wh1t3
the Zanba sure looks small...
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8/31/11 by Ishstar
omg will it be out in american theaters?????????
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9/2/11 by Art-chan
This would have to be licensed by an American company first, which hasn't happened yet. Assuming it was licensed, it would depend on the company bringing it over if it got a limited theater release or not. More than likely though, IF it did get licensed, probably not.
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8/31/11 by tobiasman
thats why im sceptical....kenshin is a masterpiece, how could one possibly replicate?
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8/31/11 by Jacson-sama
Zanbto should be bigger
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8/31/11 by Monster-Man
A Zanbato was more like a Katana, only longer. This looks more like an Eku, a Okinawan kobudō weapon that was derived from an ore.

Sanosuke's was kind of neither, like a giant crudely bladed but effective for him type pole arm.

This one is fine for live action, has a bit more character that is better suited for live action, where as the original works great for anime.
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8/31/11 by Monster-Man
**That's oar, as in boat oar, not ore.
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8/31/11 by bluebattletech
I cannot wait for the prop replica of Kenshin's sword to come out. I'll buy that in a heartbeat.
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9/1/11 by ILovGeeks
I cannot wait! It's a fantastic show and manga so fingers crossed the movie will be just as great!
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9/2/11 by Art-chan
Looks neat. I'd rather there be more Anime though.
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12/1/11 by SpiritWolf15
I've no problem with Sanosuke's sword being smaller than its anime counterpart, since here in the REAL WORLD swinging around a sword, or anything for that matter, that is longer than you are tall is just not practically feasible.
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