arkadymac.com was there to cover the press conference of Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno at Glorietta in Makati last August 7, 2014. This suddenly became a once-in-a-lifetime event as the director and the three main cast were flown in all the way from Japan just so that they can meet and address their Filipino fans who have supported the franchise.
The arrival of the cast at around past six in the evening was met with a loud, booming welcome by everyone who were just everywhere at the venue, all eagerly waiting for them to finally come. People were found along and around the red carpet as Takeru Satoh, the actor playing the title role of Kenshin Himura, Munetaka Aoki, the actor playing Sanosuke Sagara, and director Keishi Otomo, walked towards the stage, waving and greeting their ecstatic fans who have waited for them, some since the mall opened early that morning.
Their arrival on the stage was met with the cheers and screams of their many fans, all awestruck to see the people who have given life to the interesting and colorful characters from the movie. The audience went absolutely crazy when the cast addressed them with some Filipino greetings, like “Kumusta,” and “Salamat po.” The press were given the opportunity to ask them questions,mostly about about their feelings and thoughts on the movie and their expectations of the sequel. They went on to thank their Filipino fans for their support of them and the movie as they invited them to watch the two upcoming movies which were part of the sequel.
After the cnference, they were quickly whisked away, and the audience and fans eventually dispersed but the excitement still stayed with them as they were glad to have been witness to such a rare event. All were looking forward to the first part of the sequel, Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno, which will be showing in theaters all around the Philippines on August 20, and the second, Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends, to be shown on September 24.
We would like to thank our coverage partner, Jillian Rose, for taking the video for us, and our friends at Anime PH Project. Thank you for dropping by. Do visit us again for more features here at arkadymac.com.
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