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Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal (OAV)

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©1999 N. WATSUKI/SHUEISHA • FUJ-TV • SPE VISUAL WORKS


[ prequel of Rurouni Kenshin (TV) ]

Alternative title:
Kenshin le Vagabond - Le chapitre de la mémoire (French)
Kenshin Samurai Vagabondo: Memorie Del Passato (Italian)
Kenshin, el Guerrero Samurai (Spanish)
Rurouni Kenshin - Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Tsuioku Hen (Japanese)
Rurouni Kenshin OAV
Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuioku Hen (Japanese)
Samurai X: Reminiscence
Бродяга Кеншин - История любви Эпохи Мэйдзи (Russian)
الساموراي اكس: الثقة والخيانة (Arabic)
るろうに剣心―明治剣客浪漫譚―追憶編 (Japanese)
루로우니 켄신 -메이지 검객 낭만담- 추억편 (Korean)
바람의 검심: 추억편 (Korean)
Themes: Historical, samurai
Age rating: Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence)
Plot Summary: Taken by slavers when he was a child, Himura Kenshin is rescued only when an encounter with bandits kills off everyone but him. He is found by a master of the Divine Justice School of Swordmanship, a school so deadly that to train in it, means death for either the master or student, there can only be one master. Taken by the master, Kenshin is trained in this school, only to leave before finishing so that he may join the Meiji restoration and help prevent further tragedies like his own. Thus is born the Battousai, the greatest strength of the Ishin Patriots, a boy of 15 who kills for the sake of building a new, better world. One night, he comes across a mysterious woman, Tomoe. He must hide with her when the revolution stumbles. They marry for appearances, but soon fall in love. Tomoe has another reason to be with Kenshin, one she regrets but cannot stop. Revenge must be satisfied, and only blood can do that.
User Ratings: 4582 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 2585 votes (sub:1839, dub:604, Spa.sub:35, ?:26, raw:18, Por.sub:13, Fre.sub:11, Spa.dub:11, Rus.sub:6, Ita.dub:5, edit.dub:5, Pol.sub:3, Rus.dub:2, Dut.sub:1, Ara.sub:1, English:1, Spa.edit.dub:1, Fre.dub:1, Ita.sub:1, Kor.sub:1, Ger.sub:0, Fre.edit.dub:0)
 Excellent: 975 votes (sub:662, dub:261, Spa.sub:16, ?:9, Ita.dub:6, Por.sub:6, raw:5, edit.dub:3, Rus.sub:3, Fre.sub:2, Spa.dub:1, Ger.sub:1)
 Very good: 472 votes (sub:302, dub:142, Spa.sub:7, ?:6, Fre.sub:4, raw:3, edit.dub:1, Ita.dub:1, Ara.sub:1, Rus.dub:1, Por.sub:1, Dut.sub:1, Ita.sub:1, Rus.sub:1)
 Good: 261 votes (sub:166, dub:83, Spa.sub:3, Fre.sub:2, raw:2, Pol.sub:1, Ger.sub:1, Spa.dub:1, ?:1, Fre.dub:1)
 Decent: 92 votes (sub:56, dub:25, ?:3, raw:2, Ara.sub:1, Por.sub:1, Por.dub:1, Spa.sub:1, Ita.dub:1, Spa.dub:1)
 So-so: 60 votes (sub:38, dub:18, Spa.sub:1, edit.dub:1, raw:1, Ger.dub:1)
 Not really good: 27 votes (sub:20, dub:6, ?:1)
 Weak: 29 votes (sub:17, dub:11, Pol.sub:1)
 Bad: 8 votes (sub:4, dub:4)
 Awful: 15 votes (sub:11, dub:3, Spa.sub:1)
 Worst ever: 58 votes (sub:46, dub:7, Spa.sub:3, raw:1, ?:1, edit.dub:0)
Seen in part or in whole by 7213 users, rank: #24
Median rating: Masterpiece
Arithmetic mean: 8.9199 (Excellent-.08), std. dev.: 2.0075, rank: #53
Weighted mean: 9.0205 (Excellent+.02), rank: #24
Bayesian estimate: 9.0174 (Excellent+.01), rank: #1
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 4
Episode titles: We have 4
Vintage: 1999
Ending Theme:
"Quiet Life" by Taku Iwasaki
Links: We have 5
Trivia: We have 2
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    Rurouni Kenshin - DVD Complete Collection (DVD) 2006-11-21 (from $74.99)
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    Samurai X - Director's Cut Collection DVD (DVD) 2005-12-06 (from $33.74)
    Samurai X - Trust & Betrayal Director's Cut (DVD) 2003-05-20 (from $21.29)
    Samurai X - Trust (DVD 1) 2000-10-10 (from $16.99)
    Samurai X - Betrayal (DVD 2) 2000-11-14 (from $16.99)

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi

Screenplay: Masashi Sogo

Storyboard:
Jun Matsumoto (Ep. 2)
Kazuhiro Furuhashi (Eps. 1, 3, 4)

Episode Director: Akira Shimizu (Ep. 2)

Music:
Eijiro Nakagawa (Trombone)
Eric Miyashiro (Trumpet)
Hajime Miura (Percussion)
Hijiri Kuwano (Strings)
Masakazu Ishibashi (Oboe)
Megumi Ishibashi (Horn)
Midori Takada (Percussion)
Otohiko Fujita (Horn)
Taku Iwasaki
Yoshio Kizu (Flute)

Original story: Nobuhiro Watsuki

Character Design: Masahide Yanagisawa

Art director: Masami Hagiwara

Animation director:
Akira Matsushima (eps 1,3,4)
Atsuko Nakajima (eps 4)
Masahide Yanagisawa (eps 4)
Toshimitsu Kobayashi (Ep. 2)

Sound director: Shoji Hata

Director of Photography: Masahide Okino

Executive producer:
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Ryuzo Shirakawa

Producer:
Katsunori Furihashi (SME Visual Works)
Kazunori Noguchi
Yoshinori Naruke

A&R;: Ai Abe (SME Visual Works)

Animation Check:
Noriko Teshima (Ep. 2)
Ryuichi Akahori (Eps. 1, 3, 4)
Shinji Watanabe (Eps. 1, 3, 4)
Tooru Sawamura (Eps. 1, 3, 4)

Assistant Music Engineer:
Teruyuki Takatsu
Tsukasa Matsunaga
Yukata Yamamoto

Background Art:
Misa Kitahara (Bic Studio - Ep. 1)
Tomoko Doi (Bic Studio - Ep. 1)
Tomomi Yoshida (Bic Studio - Ep. 1)

Casting Assistance: Makoto Matsuda (Nelke Planning)

Cell Check: Hitomi Kawashima

Color design: Shinji Matsumoto

Editing:
Keiko Mizuta
Megumi Uchida
Takeshi Seyama

Finishing:
Chikako Nishimura (Ep. 2)
Chisato Tsumotani (Eps. 1-4)
Kimiko Onodera (Ep. 2)
Kiyomi Murakoshi (Eps. 1-4)
Kozue Arai (Eps. 1-4)
Mariko Miba (Eps. 1-4)
Yoko Nagano (Eps. 1-4)

In-Between Animation:
Akemi Morita (Ep. 2)
Akihiko Machida (Eps. 1, 3, 4)
Aya Nagumo (Ep. 2)
Eriko Kimura (Eps. 3-4)
Eriko Murakami (Ep. 2)
Jun Kurada (Eps. 1, 3, 4)
Kei Tsuchiya (Eps. 1, 3, 4)
Keiko Nagamine (Ep. 2)
Kenichiro Ogata (Eps. 1, 3, 4)
Kimiko Hoshi (Eps. 3-4)
Kyouko Yasuda (Ep. 2)
Marie Tagashira (Ep. 2)
Masayo Hanaoka (Ep. 2)
Maya Fujimori (Ep. 4)
Mayumi Hidaka (Ep. 1)
Mitsuko Taniguchi (Ep. 2)
Miyuki Sakai (Eps. 3-4)
Miyuki Yano (Eps. 3-4)
Norikichi Kataoka (Ep. 1)
Sachiyo Takada (Eps. 3-4)
Shinichi Nozaki (Ep. 2)
Shuji Maruyama (Ep. 2)
Takaaki Suzuki (Ep. 1)
Takashi Tsuge (Eps. 3-4)
Tsugumi Kohata (Ep. 1)
Yoshiko Sato (Ep. 2)

Key Animation:
Akemi Hayashi (Ep. 1)
Aki Tsunaki (Ep. 2)
Akira Matsushima (Eps. 1, 4)
Atsuko Nakajima (Ep. 4)
Chikayoshi Sakurai (Eps. 3-4)
Haruo Sotozaki (Eps. 1, 3, 4)
Hirofumi Suzuki (Ep. 1)
Hiroki Takagi (Ep. 3)
Hiromi Nakamura (Ep. 4)
Hiromi Oikawa (Ep. 1)
Hiroshi Yamamoto (Ep. 3)
Junichi Hayama (Ep. 1)
Kazunori Takahashi (Ep. 2)
Koichi Hoshino (Ep. 2)
Maki Fujioka (Ep. 2)
Mariko Fujita (Ep. 2)
Masahiro Furihata (Eps. 1, 3, 4)
Masahiro Satou (Eps. 2-4)
Masaru Hyodo (Eps. 1, 3, 4)
Norio Matsumoto (Eps. 1-2)
Noriyoshi Yamazaki (Ep. 2)
Noriyuki Matsutake (Eps. 1, 4)
Osamu Ishikawa (Ep. 2)
Shinobu Tagashira (Eps. 1, 3, 4)
Shōgo Hamada (Ep. 1)
Takahiro Honma (Ep. 2)
Takuji Abe (Eps. 1, 3, 4)
Tetsu Inoue (Ep. 1)
Tomoaki Chishima (Eps. 1, 3)
Tomohiro Koyama (Ep. 2)
Tomomi Shimazaki (Eps. 1, 3, 4)
Toshimitsu Kobayashi (Ep. 2)
Yoichi Mitsui (Ep. 2)
Yoshitaka Sato (Eps. 1, 3, 4)
Yuka Kudo (Eps. 1, 3)

Literature Production: Tetsuo Tanaka

Mastering Engineer: Toshiya Horiuchi (Sony Music Studios)

Music Director: Takashi Kodama

Photography:
Daisuke Inoue
Etsuko Hoshino
Isao Takahashi
Jun Kikuchi
Kayo Kugi
Kazuya Hoshi
Koji Yamakoshi
Masaki Kubomura
Masao Onuki
Miki Kameda
Misako Ogata
Naoto Fujikura
Takamitsu Sera
Tomoyoshi Ishizuka
Yoshimi Suzuki
Yuichi Katsumata

Product Coordination: Chiho Sugiyama (SMC)

Production Advancement:
Makoto Sato (Eps. 1, 3, 4)
Naomi Ishizumi (Ep. 2)
Naomi Sugawara (Eps. 1-4)
Shigeyuki Miya (Ep. 3-4)

Production manager: Keiichi Matsuda (Eps. 1-4)

Publicity: Keiko Asami (SPE Visual Works)

Recording & Mixing Engineer: Toshiyuki Yoshida

Recording Coordination:
Kazumi Nagamura
Yoshitaka Ono

Sound Effects: Minoru Yamada

Soundtrack Art Direction & Design: Yasuhiro Sugai (SMC)

Soundtrack Cover Illustration: Akira Matsushima

Soundtrack Promotion: Yoshiko Asami (SME Visual Works)

Special Effects:
Shouichi Uehara
Takefumi Saito

Voice Direction: Yuji Mitsuya

 

Junko Iwao as Tomoe Yukishiro

Mayo Suzukaze as Kenshin Himura

Azusa Nakao as Kasumi

Hirotaka Suzuoki as Hajime Saito

Masami Suzuki as Shinta

Minoru Uchida as Tatsumi

Mitsuaki Hoshino as Kaizuka

Nozomu Sasaki as Enishi Yukishiro

Ryusei Nakao as Iizuka

Shuuichi Ikeda as Seijuro Hiko

Tetsuya Iwanaga as Akira Kiyosato

Tomokazu Seki as Kogoro Katsura

Wataru Takagi as Shinsaku Takasugi

Youko Ogai as Soushi Okita

Japanese companies 

Animation Production: Studio DEEN

Backgrounds:
BIC Studio
Team's Art

Digital Works: Megumi

Film Processing: Imagica

Finish Animation:
AIC (Ep. 2)
Anime House (Ep. 2)
Ashi Productions (Ep. 2)
JC Staff (Ep. 2)
MI (Ep. 1)
Mook Animation (Ep. 3)
Production I.G (Ep. 3)
Studio MAMBO (Ep. 2)
Studio Mugihoshi (Eps. 2-3)
Studio Targe (Ep. 1)
Studio Toys (Ep. 2)
Tanni Animation (Eps. 1, 3, 4)
Tatsunoko Production (Eps. 1, 3)

In-Between Animation:
Anime House (Ep. 2)
Anime Roman (Eps. 3-4)
Anime Torotoro (Ep. 4)
APPP (Ep. 1)
Ashi Productions (Ep. 2)
Big Bang (Ep. 2)
Dangan Pictures (Ep. 3)
JC Staff (Ep. 2)
Jec.E (Ep. 4)
Kino Production (Ep. 1)
Plum (Ep. 4)
SHAFT (Ep. 4)
Snowlight Staff (Ep. 2)
Studio Comet (Ep. 2)
Studio Mu (Ep. 1)
Studio Onepack (Ep. 3)
Studio Takuranke (Eps. 3-4)
Studio Victory (Ep. 2)
Studio Zaendou (Ep. 2)
Studio Zain (Ep. 2)
Tanni Animation (Eps. 3-4)
Vega Entertainment (Ep. 2)
Yumeta Company (Eps. 1-2)

Key Animation: Yumeta Company (Ep. 2)

Photography: T Nishimura

Planning Assistance: Fuji TV

Production: Aniplex

Recording: KSS Studio

Sound Production: SPE Visual Works

Titles: Maki Pro

English cast 
English staff 

ADR Director: Charles Campbell

Art director: Laura Attwell

ADR Script: Lowell B. Bartholomee

Executive producer: John Ledford

Producer: Charles Campbell

ADR Engineer: Charles Campbell

DVD Producer: Sharon Papa

Editing: David Grundy

Graphic Design: Chris Hawley

International Coordination: Toru Iwakami

Production Assistant:
Akiko Yoshii
Kelly Jean Beard
Maki Nagano
Masami Takahashi

Production Coordination: Janice Williams

Production manager: Lisa J. Miller

Production Secretary: Anna Bechtol

Project Translator:
Chris Hutts
Masako Arakawa

Promotion: Rod Peters

Sound Design: Paul Killam

Subtitle Script: Lowell B. Bartholomee

Subtitle Timing: Neal Barnes

J. Shannon Weaver as Kenshin Himura

Rebecca Davis as Tomoe Yukishiro

Brian Gaston as Enishi

Christa Kimlicko Jones as Kasumi

Corey M. Gagne as Katsura

Cyndi Lou Williams as Urara

Douglas Taylor as Katagai

Ellie McBride as Etoro

J. Shannon Weaver as Okita

Jason Phelps as Takasugi

Joe York as Seijiro Hiko

John Bull as Hijikata

John Paul Shephard as Tatsumi

Jose Brown as Kondo

Katherine Catmull as
Kotsu
Shinta

Ken Webster as Hajime Saitou

Lainie Frasier as Landlady

Lara Toner as Ikumatsu

Lowell B. Bartholomee as Iizuka

Mallard Fillmore as Soudou

Martinique Duchene as
Flower Vendor
Kuma

Ray Clayton as Kiyosato

Samantha Inoue-Harte as village girl

Smokey Delange as Shigekura

Boon Sheridan

Jason Shingly

Jason P. Stingley

Kari Waggoner

Ken Cook

Noah Passavoy

Tish Morone

English companies 

ADR Recording: Monster Island

Broadcaster: The Anime Network

Distributor:
ADV Films (UK) (UK)
Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia)

DVD Authoring & Encoding: M.O.F.C.

Licensed by: ADV Films

Soundtrack: AnimeTrax

French staff 
French cast 

ADR Director: Hervé Caradec

 

Fabien Briche as Kenshin Himura

Bruno Magne as Kogoro Katsura

Christine Paris as Megumi Takani

Frederic Popovic as
Sanosuke Sagara
Yahiko Myojin

Jacques Albaret as Akira Kyosato - Jubei Shigekura

Maïté Monceau as Shinta - la fleuriste - une courtisane

Marie Gamory as Kaoru Kamiya

Mike Marshall as Hajime Saito

Olivier Jankovic as
Enishi Yukishiro
Sôji Okita

Patricia Marmoras as Tomoe Yukishiro

Thierry Kazazian as
Enishi Yukishiro
Seijuro Hiko

Bernard Demory

Bruno Magne

Frédéric Cerdal

Patricia Marmoras

Tony Joudrier

French companies 

Broadcaster: Canal +

Distributor: Dybex

Dubbing: Studio Chinkel

Spanish staff 
Spanish cast 
(none)
 

Carlos Lladó as Kenshin Himura (Spain dub)

Maria Rosa Guillén as Tomoe (Spain dub)

Adolfo Pérez as Hajime Saitou (Spain dub)

Carlos Lladó as Kenshin nino (Spain dub)

Francesc Belda as
Ninja Yaminobu boss (Spain dub)
Seijuro Hiko (Spain dub)

Jordi Pineda as Kogoro Katsura (Spain dub)

Toni Mora as Kyosato (Spain dub)

Francesc Belda (Spain dub)

Francesc Rocamora (Spain dub)

Jordi Pineda (Spain dub)

Oscar Redondo (Spain dub)

Spanish companies 

DVD Distribution: Selecta Visión (Spain)

TV Distribution: Selecta Visión


Italian staff 

Dubbing Director: Silvana Fantini

Art director: Andrea Sergio

Translation: Motoko Iwasaki

Coordination: Mandy Mometti

Dialogues: Gianluca Aicardi

Dubbing Sound: Walter Tuzzeo

Encoding And Authoring: Luca Franciosi

Executive Director: Carlo Cavazzoni

Graphic Assistant: Paolo Torchetti

Graphic Project:
Lorenzo Crotti
Luca Franciosi

Licensing: Mandy Mometti

Marketing Assistant: Alice Quaglino

Marketing Director: Giorgio Pulini

Partners Coordination: Gianluca Aicardi

Postproduction:
Giampiero D'Angeli
Luca Franciosi (OP, ED credits)

Product Manager: Simona Stanzani

Production Assistant: Alex Corazza

Project Manager: Lorenzo Crotti

Quality Control: Luca Franciosi

Italian cast 

Debora Magnaghi as Tomoe Yukishiro

Patrizio Prata as Kenshin Himura

Gianluca Iacono as Kogoro Katsura

Natale Ciravolo as Seijuro Hiko

Alberto Sette as Hajime Saito

Claudio Beccari as Shinsaku Takasugi

Claudio Moneta as Iizuka

Mario Zucca as Tatsumi

Massimo Di Benedetto as Enishi Yukishiro

Patrizia Scianca as Soshi Okita

Italian companies 

Broadcaster: MTV Italia

Distributor: Dynit

Dubbing: A.D.C. Group

DVD Authoring: DVD Hotminds S.r.l.

Arabic staff 
Arabic companies 
(none)
 

Broadcaster: space power

Arabic cast 
(none)
 
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