Editing Sagara Sanosuke (section)

=== In other media ===
[[File:Rurouni Kenshin Kyoto Inferno The Legend Ends, Red Carpet Premiere Munetaka Aoki.jpg|thumb|upright|left|[[Munetaka Aoki]] portrays Sanosuke in the live-action films.]]

In the ''[[Rurouni Kenshin#Animated film|Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture]]'', Sanosuke helps to stop the samurai Takimi Shigure from overthrowing the Meiji Government as an act of revenge.<ref>{{cite video |date = 2001 |title = Samurai X – The Motion Picture|medium = [[DVD]] |publisher = ADV Films}}</ref> In the original video animations of the series, he is given a more humanized design and a more emotional personality. In the non-canon ''[[Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection]]'', an older Sanosuke discovers Kenshin gravely injured when he is traveling in Asia and sends Kenshin back to Tokyo by himself, contradicting his character development by his creator, Watsuki.<ref name="ova">{{cite video |date = 2003 |title = Samurai X: Reflection|medium = [[DVD]] |publisher = ADV Films}}</ref> Sanosuke is also a [[Player character|playable character]] in almost all the [[Rurouni Kenshin#Video games|''Rurouni Kenshin'' video games]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.banpresto-game.com/rurouni/main.html|title=Rurouni Kenshin: Enjou! Kyoto Rinne official website|publisher=[[Banpresto]]|access-date=2008-02-06}}</ref> except ''[[Jump Super Stars]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajsj/p3.html#|title=Jump Super Stars official website|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|access-date=2008-02-06}}</ref> and ''[[Jump Ultimate Stars]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajuj/character/chara_38.html|title=Jump Ultimate Stars official website|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|access-date=2008-02-06}}</ref> in which he isn't playable but is available as a Battle koma.

In ''Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration'', Sanosuke is hired by [[Takeda Kanryu]] to kill Kenshin but he only wishes to fight Kenshin. After losing to Kenshin, Sanosuke agrees to help him with taking care of Kaoru's dojo.

In the live-action film series adapting ''[[Rurouni Kenshin (film)|Rurouni Kenshin]]'', Sanosuke is portrayed by [[Munetaka Aoki]].