Takeru Satoh
Five live-action films have been released theatrically. The live-action film adaptation of "Rurouni Kenshin" was announced on June 28, 2011. Produced by Warner Bros., with actual film production done by Studio Swan, the films were directed by Keishi Ōtomo and star Takeru Satoh (of "Kamen Rider Den-O" fame) as Kenshin, Munetaka Aoki as Sanosuke Sagara and Emi Takei as Kaoru. The first film, titled "Rurouni Kenshin", was released on August 25, 2012 in Japan. In August 2013, it was announced that two sequels were being filmed simultaneously for release in 2014. ' and ' adapt the Kyoto arc of the manga. On April 12, 2019, it was announced that two new live-action films will adapt the Remembrance/Tenchu &amp; Jinchu arcs. The films, titled ' and ', premiered in 2021.