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Montreal's Fantasia Hosts Western Premiere of Rurouni Kenshin - Kyoto Inferno Film

Montreal's Rurouni Kenshin: Densetsu no Saigo-hen (Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends) on September 13.

The festival describes the story:

Quick, cunning, and unstoppable with a sword in his hand, Himura Kenshin was once a fearsome warrior-assassin. The day came when he could no longer face the consequences of his actions, and so he turned his back on these violent ways. The violence, however, didn't turn away from him… following the criminal conspiracy and furious conflicts in Tokyo, Kenshin is sure that he can now live the quiet, peaceful life he desires in the company of Kaoru and his other friends. But the tranquility is interrupted by a call of duty that cannot be ignored. Makoto Shishio, a high-ranking assassin like Kenshin, was seen as a liability by the new Meiji government. Their efforts to eliminate him left him horribly burned — but alive, and hungry for vengeance. He has gathered a host of killers in Kyoto, and now the reluctant killer Kenshin must draw his sword once again, for the sake not just of his loved ones but of the entire nation.

The film's director Hiroyoshi Koiwai are attending the festival as guests.

Fantasia will also host the North American premiere of the Sonny Boy & Dewdrop Girl (Hinata no Aoshigure), and Hisayasu Sato's Hana-dama: The Origins films.

The event will film.

Takashi Murakami's Jellyfish Eyes films will also screen at the event for their Canadian premieres.

Other films screening include: The Portrait Studio.

Director receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the event on July 17.

The festival will run from July 17 through August 5.