Photo courtesy of Fantasia. © Watsuki Nobuhiro/ Shueisha. © 2014

Source: Fantasia International Film Festival press release Official Movie Site: warnerbros.co.jp/rurouni-kenshin (Japan) Special Thanks to Ted Geoghegan Even as Fantasia 2015 enters its final week of films, it`s not done offering up surprises! The Japanese mega-blockbuster RUROUNI KENSHIN: THE LEGEND ENDS (?????? ??????, Rurouni Kenshin Densetsu no Saigo hen, 2014) will celebrate its North American Premiere in Montreal on August 4th! The RUROUNI KENSHIN trilogy has laid waste to box office records since beginning in 2012, becoming three of the biggest blockbusters in the history of Japanese cinema. The acclaimed first film and its stunning sequel, KYOTO INFERNO, have both screened to sold-out crowds at previous editions of Fantasia, and the festival is immensely proud to celebrate the North American Premiere of this action-packed trilogy`s conclusion. Adapted from Nobuhiro Watsuki’s hit manga, the saga of a killer who will not kill, the live-action RUROUNI KENSHIN films have proven huge Fantasia crowd-pleasers, and the festival is immensely thrilled to deliver the final, furious payoff to a modern classic of the samurai swordfight genre. RUROUNI KENSHIN: THE LEGEND ENDS will have its North American Premiere at the Concordia Hall Cinema on August 4th at 4PM. Tickets will go on sale July 31st at 12:30PM. The 19th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival is presented by Ubisoft and Anchor Bay Entertainment. A leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products, Ubisoft has been a key sponsor of the Fantasia Film Festival since 2003. Anchor Bay Entertainment is a popular home entertainment and production company celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

For more information on the RUROUNI KENSHIN movies, please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan:

• RUROUNI KENSHIN Press Notes
• RUROUNI KENSHIN North American Premiere at 2012 LA EigaFest
• RUROUNI KENSHIN on Australian Blu-ray and DVD
• Madman Acquires Final RUROUNI KENSHIN Films -- KYOTO INFERNO / THE LEGEND ENDS
• RUROUNI KENSHIN: KYOTO INFERNO / THE LEGEND ENDS Photo Galleries
• RUROUNI KENSHIN 2: KYOTO INFERNO Coming to UK Cinemas
• RUROUNI KENSHIN 2: KYOTO INFERNO Production Notes
• RUROUNI KENSHIN: THE LEGEND ENDS Gets UK Theatrical Release
• Warner Bros. UK Reschedules Release of RUROUNI KENSHIN: THE LEGEND ENDS
• RUROUNI KENSHIN: KYOTO INFERNO on Australian Blu-ray and DVD
• RUROUNI KENSHIN: THE LEGEND ENDS Character Posters from Warner Bros. UK
• RUROUNI KENSHIN 3: THE LEGEND ENDS -- UK Cinema List
• RUROUNI KENSHIN: THE LEGEND ENDS on Australian Blu-ray and DVD