Set to reprise her role as spirited ninja Misao Makimachi in the “Rurouni Kenshin” films, Tao Tsuchiya says she still has to pinch herself sometimes to believe she’s part of the action-adventure series.
Well, there’ll be no doubting it soon enough when “Rurouni Kenshin: The Final” hits screens later this month, followed by “Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning” in June.
Based on Nobuhiro Watsuki’s manga, the films follow the exploits of Kenshin Himura (Takeru Satoh), a former assassin turned protector seeking to atone for all the blood on his hands. After defeating his nemesis Makoto Shishio in the third film, 2014’s “Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends,” Kenshin decided to hang up the sword and retire with his partner. However, when his favorite restaurant is destroyed by a man who is hell-bent on punishing Kenshin for a past murder, our protagonist is pulled back into the action.