Kenshin met his master, and I never thought he was still alive. Don't ask me why I killed the man, but well, Kenshin had to learn a new technique to defeat his enemies. However, to do that, he had to confront his own problems, and with the help of his master, he did it.

Kaoru survived, no surprise there. Obviously, the first thing she does after waking from her sleep is follow Himura. As if he doesn't have enough problems, Aoshi is trying to kill him. For what? The title of "the strongest." Kenshin needs to preserve his energy to take down Shishio and his skilled friend, not deal with this. But it seems it had to be done for Aoshi to have a new start.

Sagara Sanosuke was awesome — funny, always helping, and never giving up. And Seta Sojiro, with that damn smile on his face, fighting like it's nothing. No feelings, detached, stubborn; felt like he was a robot. At the end, he shut down when an 'error' occurred.

The final battle between Kenshin and Shishio didn’t feel like a fight, more like a graceful sword dance. It was entertaining seeing more join and gang up on Shishio, but he was still breathing fire. Fujiwara Tatsuya was the best — his acting, the bandages they put on him; he portrayed the most evil character excellently.

Overall, the movie was way better than the first two, very exciting and all. But the female characters felt like they were lacking, missing the feminine touch that should have been brought to the movie. Still, it's my favorite from the Rurouni Kenshin Saga till now. Got 2 more to go, and we'll see!