It's official.. Saito Hajime will be in the movie!!
At least it isn't one of those movies where they use the property's title and then don't even have any of the characters
This movie is officially made for me now that Saito has been confirmed..
The actors name is Eguchi Yosuke:
I hope he grows the front bangs for the role.. I'm sure he will, as they're aiming to be as close to source material as possible
(if you recall from the beginning of the anime series - Udon Jine)
Also, here is another interesting piece of info:
"...Kagawa Teruyuki will be “Takeda Kanryu” who is a cold-blooded industrialist. One of the most memorable scenes of this character would be where Takeda shoots the Gadling gun at his mansion, and it will be shown in the movie."
i.e. confirmation of an epic scene straight from the anime, remaining faithful to kenshin.. I have a feeling this movie will be incredible
The cast have expressed their sentiment to give the audience an idea of Samurai/Japanese culture/mentality through the movie (which is what the manga/anime did extremely well)
I for one can't wait to see their outfits