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Takarazuka Grand Theater(HYOGO) Feb.5‒Mar.14 2016
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"RUROUNI KENSHIN"
Based on the manga "RUROUNI KENSHIN: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan"
(Kenshin the Wanderer: The Romantic Story of a Meiji Swordsman) by
Nobuhiro Watsuki (Published by Shueisha Jump Comics)
Script and direction by Shuichiro Koike
On sale from: January 9, 2016, at 10:00 AM(JST) ‒
Price
SS Seat : 12,000 / S Seat : 8,300 / A Seat : 5,500 / B Seat : 3,500 Unit: Japanese Yen (tax included)
Story
‒‒‒ "RUROUNI KENSHIN"
Our story begins in Kyoto, in the closing days of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Himura Kenshin (Seina Sagiri), a swordsman
from Choshu Domain aiding the cause to restore Imperial rule, fought on the front lines to topple the shogunate and
inaugurate a new era. A master of the Hiten Mitsurugi school of sword fighting, he battled the Shinsengumi special police
and other foes defending the old order. With his savage swordsmanship Kenshin cut down innumerable enemies, earning
him the nickname Hitokiri Battosai. By the end of the war, Edo Castle's gates were opened without bloodshed and the shogunate fell. Ten years into the Meiji
Era, Tokyo is undergoing rapid change in the name of cultural enlightenment. Kenshin is now a "rurouni," an endlessly
wandering swordsman who has taken a "korosazu" vow to never kill again. Suddenly, word gets around about a swordsman known as Himura Battosai of the Kamiya Kasshin school. Kamiya Kaoru
(Miyu Sakihi) is the assistant instructor at the Kamiya Kasshin dojo. She suddenly attacks Kenshin, as she believes this
man, sword on his hip yet knowing nothing about the legendary sword Sakabato, is the so‒called Battosai tarnishing her
school's name. Soon, though, she realizes it is all a misunderstanding.Another man searching for Battosai is Saito Hajime
(Sakina Ayakaze), also known as Fujita Goro. He is a former captain of the Shinsengumi's third unit and now a lieutenant
with the police. The so‒called "Battosai" is a hoodlum who was once in the employ of Takeda Kanryu (Sho Ayanagi), a
young businessman. Kanryu has his sights set on the property where the Kamiya Kasshin dojo stands. He eventually
schemes to tarnish the school's honor and sends his henchman to steal the land. However, Kenshin is at the dojo to block
the way. Hearing about the disturbance, Saito rushes over and meets Kenshin, whom he has not seen since the
shogunate's fall 11 years earlier.Meanwhile, Kano Sozaburo (Futo Nozomi), a former Shinsengumi soldier who was
expelled from the force, is reminded of his life over a decade ago when he hears about Battosai's re‒emergence. Kano now
trades goods between Japan and France and has a new name, Gerard Yamashita. He comes up with a plan to unseat the
Meiji regime by using a new type of opium manufactured by Takani Megumi (Seshiru Daigo), a female physician Kanryu
holds captive. Kano intends to obtain the opium from Kanryu in exchange for troops brought over from France, but
Megumi escapes her confinement. On the run, she happens upon Kenshin and begs him for his help. He hides her in
Kaoru's dojo. Kanryu, meanwhile, is frantic and hires Shinomori Aoshi (Kanato Tsukishiro), a famed master spy who once
guarded the inner gardens of Edo Castle, to find Megumi. It is around this time that Saito has sniffed out the plan to conquer Japan with opium and is seeking the people behind it.
He asks Kenshin, who is staying at Kaoru's dojo, to aid the police in exchange for a high position in the army. Kenshin,
however, declines, since he has vowed to never take another life. As he confronts his past as a butcher of men, Kenshin
dearly wishes for the power to create a happy world for everyone in his life without relying on the strength of the sword.
Yet under these circumstances, his heart heads in the opposite direction...
Main Cast
‒‒‒ "RUROUNI KENSHIN"
Himura Kenshin:
Seina Sagiri
Kamiya Kaoru:
Miyu Sakihi
Kano Sozaburo:
Futo Nozomi
Yamagata Aritomo:
Yo Natsumi
Inoue Kaoru/Hiruma Kihee:
Ren Mishiro
Yamagata Tomoko/The landlady of Ichoya:
Masumi Rika
Brothel proprietress:
Rin Maisaki
The owner of Ichoya / Sekihara Otokichi:
Haruto Sono
Inoue Takeko/Tenjin:
Mako Sahana
Sagara Sanosuke:
Dai Hosho
Takani Megumi:
Seshiru Daigo
Catherine/Tenjin:
Aina Satsuki
Katsura Kogoro / Belcour:
Makoto Renjo
Hiruma Gohei / Sebastian:
Shizuru Karyo
Watagin's master:
Rei Asakaze
Sekihara Yaei:
Karen Chikaze
Beshimi:
Kazuki Toma
Police officer/Tatsumi:
Mitsuki Oga
Takeda Kanryu:
Sho Ayanagi
Akane Tayuu:
Hina Momohana
Shikijyo:
Haruto Mana
Tenjin:
Chio Shono
Saito Hajime:
Sakina Ayakaze
Hyottoko:
Asu Kujo
Hannya:
Reo Kiraha
Belcour's wife/Tenjin:
Konomi Anno
Yukishiro Tomoe/Tenjin:
Anri Hoshino
Shinomori Aoshi:
Kanato Tsukishiro
Tenjin:
Yuri Shiramine
Kishida:
Ko Tachibana
Kenshin's　Shadow:
Sea Towaki
Sekihara Tae:
Hitomi Arisa
Sanjo Tsubame:
Nozomi Seina
Myojin Yahiko:
Michiru Irodori