2004 film by Mamoru Oshii

Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated.

明治政府建立二十余年，新时代虽已来临，却似乎与人们心中——尤其是维新志士心中的那个理想国度相差甚远。国家仍处在大时代的动荡惶恐之中，战争的阴影仍笼罩在日本的上空。
当年的浪漫剑客如今纷纷尘埃落定：弥彦成长为正直善良的剑客；左之助也少却了青春孟浪，变得沧桑；剑心的儿子剑路同样拜入比古清十郎的门下，誓要成为绝世高手，却与父亲分外隔膜；剑心接受政府的任务赶赴大陆战场，为了赎回前半生的罪过而疲于奔命，逆刃刀从此封存，家中只留下病弱的阿薰苦苦等待。
这不再是关于明治剑客的浪漫谭，这是一个英雄迟暮的哀婉诗篇……

2003 film directed by Satoshi Kon

2008 film by Mamoru Oshii

2015 film by Ryôtarô Makihara