Why did I just watch this today? This is the best action movie by far. Acting is spot on, perfect casting and the fight scenes are mindblowing.

After sleeping three days and dreaming with his master Seijuro Hiko (Masaharu Fukuyama), Kenshin Himura (Takeru Satô) wake up and finds that he was saved by Hiko. Kenshin asks to learn the Hiten Mitsurugi technique, "Amakakeru Ryu no Hirameki", to defeat Shishio, and Hiko agrees and trains him. Meanwhile Makoto Shishio (Tatsuya Fujiwara) meets the Prime-Minister Hirobumi Ito (Yukiyoshi Ozawa) that is forced to betray Kenshin declaring that he is a wanted outlaw; otherwise Shishio will destroy Tokyo and the government. What will Kenshin do?"Rurôni Kenshin: Densetsu no saigo-hen", a.k.a. "Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends" is one of the best trilogies of cinema industry ever. The duel between Kenshin and Shishio is too long but in the end, the good wins the evil. The ending is very sweet and fortunately Kaoru Kamiya has survived. Fortunately the producers have not made another sequel despite the number of fans. It is better off missing Kenshin than seeing a commercial weak sequence only for the box office. My vote is nine.Title (Brazil): "Samurai X 3: O Fim de Uma Lenda" ("Samurai X 3: The End of a Legend")

When the live action movie of Rurouni Kenshin was announced, I was not pleased. I feared the adaptation would just kill this great story, and because of that, I ignored the installments. Yet here I am, beyond satisfied with the trilogy. Actually, I am thrilled to be alive in a time where stories like this one are respected and loved to be told in such a beautiful way by cast and crew. In every frame, you see the efforts in sound, photography, directing, writing and acting (among others) to make the most enjoyable moment for the audience, whether it's made of anime/manga fans or not. There is only one word to describe the AWESOMENESS in this flawless adaptation: subarashii (magnificent). I thank you all involved. And congratulate you on the marvelous job done.

This movie had it all, passion, drama, humor and buckets of action. I actually like the change of Shishio getting to sail the Purgatory all the way to Tokyo, because when you have a huge, awesome ironclad like that, it's a crime to destroy it only seconds after it's introduced, like in the source material.Kenshin's time with his master was well portrayed. Fukuyama Masuharo was a great Hiko and really knew how to put Kenshin in his place. As always, Sato Takeru's acting really made Kenshin's emotions shine through.The final battle with Shishio was pulse pounding action all the way through. I also liked how in this version, Shishio wasn't shown to be impervious to everyone's attacks. It makes it much more believable.The scene with Yumi (fans will know what I'm talking about) was sensitively handled and you could see their incomprehensible love for one another beautifully.A few things I didn't like were how Shinomori Aoshi's character was treated. He did some things in this movie that made him seem very irredeemable to me.I also didn't like that Sanosuke's relationship with Anji was excised, as that was a huge moment of character growth for our Rooster.Overall though, the movie delivered a very satisfying conclusion to the live action trilogy.Let us now hope for an adaptation of the Revenge Arc.