Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

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.

2012

Adventure·Action·Fantasy·War·History

2h 14min

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Top Billed Cast

佐藤健
Kenshin Himura
武井咲
Kaoru Kamiya
吉川晃司
Udo Jine
蒼井優
Megumi Takani
青木崇高
Sanosuke Sagara
綾野剛
Gein
須藤元気
Banjin Inui
田中偉登
Yahiko Myojin
奥田瑛二
Aritomo Yamagata
江口洋介
Hajime Saito
香川照之
Kanryu Takeda
平田薫
Tae Sekihara
永野芽郁
Tsubame Sanjo
平山祐介
Older Brother
深水元基
Younger Brother
本田大輔
Kodama
岡本光太郎
Kikuchi
矢柴俊博
Kubo's Husband
阿南敦子
Kubo's Wife
落合モトキ
Mizushima

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