

Later, Enishi sends one of his allies to destroy the Maekawa Dojo, and another one to the Chief of Police' home. Kenshin investigates the source of the attack, discovering a note with the written characters jinchū (人誅, lit. They first fire a cannon at the Akabeko restaurant, resulting in multiple casualties. He and his allies, who all have a grudge with Kenshin, begin their assault on Tokyo. The leader of the Shanghai mafia, Yukishiro Enishi, arrives in Tokyo to search for the former government assassin Himura Kenshin. The performances of Satoh and Mackenyu were praised as well as the choreographed fight scenes. Although the plot has several changes to the original manga, it was noted to be true to the source's themes. Critics praised the narrative focused on Kenshin's quest for redemption and his rivalry with the menacing Enishi. The movie was well received in the box office to the point it was one of the highest grossing films in 2021. This leads to the eventual confrontation between the two lead and their allies. The movie focuses on the Shangai mafia leader Yukishiro Enishi as he arranges multiple terrorist attacks to torment the former assassin Himura Kenshin as a revenge for killing his sister Yukishiro Tomoe during the Bakumatsu period. The movie features the talents of Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, Mackenyu Arata, Yusuke Iseya, Munetaka Aoki, Yū Aoi, Tao Tsuchiya, Ryunosuke Kamiki and Yōsuke Eguchi.

Like previous movies, it was directed and written by Keishi Otomo, The film was produced simultaneously alongside the film series' fifth and final installment Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning, which serves as a direct prequel to The Final, with flashback scenes being taken from The Beginning. The film adapts the manga series' final arc, though some story elements differ. Rurouni Kenshin: The Final ( Japanese: るろうに剣心 最終章 The Final, Hepburn: Rurouni Kenshin: Saishūshō – Za Fainaru) is a 2021 Japanese live-action film based on the manga series of the same name by Nobuhiro Watsuki serving as the fourth installment of the Rurouni Kenshin film series following Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014).
