Netflix is listing that it will begin streaming Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshō The Final, the first of two ‘final chapter‘ films in the live-action film series based on Nobuhiro Watsuki‘s Rurouni Kenshin manga, on June 18 in the United States. Netflix began streaming a trailer in English, Japanese, German, Spanish, and French on its service.
Netflix Asia will also begin streaming the film in Asia on June 18.
Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshō The Final opened on April 23. Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshō The Beginning, the second of the two films, opened on June 4. The films were originally slated to open on July 3 and August 7 last year, but were delayed to this year due the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Both films took the top two spots at the Japanese box office this past weekend, making Rurouni Kenshin the first franchise to take the top two spots at the Japanese box office in the same…