Free Japanese Film Screening - Rurouni Kenshin

Free Japanese Film Screening is being held at Ellen Melville Centre on the last Friday of each month from 6:00pm and are preceded by a documentary about Japanese culture from 5:45 pm.

- All films have English subtitles.
- Booking is not necessary. First come, first served basis.
- Films, dates and times are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

We hope that you will enjoy the films and gain a deeper insight into various aspects of Japanese culture.

August film: "Rurouni Kenshin"
(2012, 134min. Rating: R13, Director: Keishi Otomo)

One of the most popular modern Live-Action adaptations of manga and anime ever made!!

January, 1868. The shogun’s forces are defeated by a samurai uprising under a lone swordsman known as “Battosai the Killer”, signalling the birth of a new era. Once legendary for his killing prowess, Battosai becomes a wanderer under the name of Kenshin Himura and vows never to kill again. But things are not so simple: faced with those who wish to return Japan to times of darkness, Kenshin is forced to grapple with what renouncing violence could mean.

© Nobuhiro Watsuki/Shueisha
© Rurouni Kenshin Production Committee

Presented by the Consulate-General of Japan, The Japan Foundation, Ellen Melville Centre, Auckland Council.