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Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) · Cineora

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A KEISHI OTOMO FILM

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

20122h 14mPG-13Movie

ActionAdventureFantasyHistory

IMDb7.3/ 10 · 31.9K votes

THE JOURNEY BEGINS.

In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.

Epic
Bittersweet
Adrenaline
War
Redemption
Period piece

Pace: Brisk
Intensity: Intense
Complexity: Some focus

Good for a group of friends and teens. Contains graphic violence.

DirectorKeishi Otomo

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.5 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Takeru SatohKenshin Himura

Emi TakeiKaoru Kamiya

Koji KikkawaUdo Jine

Yu AoiMegumi Takani

Munetaka AokiSanosuke Sagara

Go AyanoGein

Genki SudoBanjin Inui

Taketo TanakaYahiko Myojin

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