Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
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Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)

25/08/2012
Adventure, Action, Fantasy, War
2h 14m

The journey begins.

Overview

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

  • Keishi OtomoDirector, Screenplay
  • Kiyomi FujiiScreenplay
  • Original Title

    るろうに剣心

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

  • Revenue

    $61,700,000

Keywords

  • japan
  • assassin
  • samurai
  • based on manga
  • jidaigeki
  • shinsengumi
  • 19th century
  • meiji period
  • bakumatsu
  • ishin shishi

Top Billed Cast

Takeru Satoh

Takeru Satoh

Kenshin Himura

Emi Takei

Emi Takei

Kaoru Kamiya

Koji Kikkawa

Koji Kikkawa

Udo Jine

Yu Aoi

Yu Aoi

Megumi Takani

Munetaka Aoki

Munetaka Aoki

Sanosuke Sagara

Go Ayano

Go Ayano

Gein

Genki Sudo

Genki Sudo

Banjin Inui

Taketo Tanaka

Taketo Tanaka

Yahiko Myojin

Eiji Okuda

Eiji Okuda

Aritomo Yamagata

Yosuke Eguchi

Yosuke Eguchi

Hajime Saito

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