Product Details

• Actors: Yûji Ueda, Miki Fujitani, Tetsuo Komura, Noriko Namiki, Ikuya Sawaki
• Directors: Kaeko Sakamoto
• Writers: Nobuhiro Watsuki
• Producers: Kaeko Sakamoto, Eric P. Sherman, John M. Cusimano
• Format: Animated, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Anime Works
• DVD Release Date: August 28, 2001
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005IBT2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #196,764 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Rurouni Kenshin (Between life & Death) Episodes 40-43" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Kenshin's swordsmanship has always been the strongest, but he is not a true master of the Hiten Mitsurugi Style. As a young revolutionary, Kenshin abandoned his martial training prematurely, in order to become a killer and tread the dark path of the Battousai. Finally, Kenshin is determined to finish what he started, and is reunited with his former master, Seijuro Hiko.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Mastering of the Succession Technique!, December 16, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Rurouni Kenshin (Between life & Death) Episodes 40-43 (DVD)

If you thought Luke Skywalker going back to Yoda to complete his Jedi training was cool, keep your panties on! Because this part of the Rurouni Kenshin series has evolved to become maybe my favorite part! Yes even over Shadow of the Wolf, Blind Justice, Innocence and Experience, and Fire Requiem! This disc contains the return of Hiko, Sejuro, only the coolest character in this series!! Also in this disc you will learn what it takes to pass on the Hiten Mitsurugi Technique from master to apprentice, and why there can only be one successor! When are they going to release a series based on his Hiko's past exploits?? CUMMON MANGA KA! YOU MUST CREATE SOMETHING ABOUT THE PAST OF HIKO SEJURO...and maybe the later adventures of SOJIRO (when he leaves shishio's juppon gatana)!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Legend Of Hiko Sounds Good...., December 15, 2002

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Trevor S. Howard "KenjiS" (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rurouni Kenshin (Between life & Death) Episodes 40-43 (DVD)

This DVD features the ending of the battle against Chou, Kenshin gets a new sakubatou and proceedes to his master's hut in the mountains, here he begs his master to train him in the final secrets, and reunites with Kaoru and Yahiko

Hiko finally agrees and Kenshin's training completes after a few episodes of Hiko yelling at him, the last episode is a bit of a cliffhanger when Kenshin masters the final attack

Kenshin's past is dug into a bit, but if you have watched the Rurouni Kenshin OVA (Samurai X Trust and Betrayal) you will notice ALOT of differences, personnaly I think that both stories are good(the OVA one was a bit short)

Overall if you're this far, don't stop, it gets better

7 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best part of Kenshin, June 28, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Rurouni Kenshin (Between life & Death) Episodes 40-43 (DVD)

If you are looking for the darkness of Rurouni Kenshin's OVAs (Samurai X by ADV) then the series nor the movie will have it; however, Kenshin's battle with Shishio is about the most exciting part of the entire series which spans 90+ episodes. Composing of a good portion of the episodes (i forgot exactly how many), Kenshin's battle with Shishio begunning with the "Shadow of the Wolf" and is continued through this DVD, is awesome. It is definitly worth seeing, and the only part i suggest WORTH collecting, but you will not have some of the background of the characters that Kenshin meet during the series such as Sanosuke, Anji, and the rest. So, to get a good view, watch some of the first three DVDs to get a general background on everything and you should be good to go.