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Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

Name: Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
Director: Keishi Otomo
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy, War, History
Released: 2012
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, Koji Kikkawa, Yu Aoi, Munetaka Aoki

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 · Directed by Keishi Otomo · 134 min · Adventure · Action · Fantasy · War · History · 10 frames

Tagline

The journey begins.

Crew

Screenplay: Kiyomi Fujii, Keishi Otomo
Cinematography: Takuro Ishizaka
Edited by: Tsuyoshi Imai
Production design: So Hashimoto
Produced by: Shinzo Matsuhashi, Takeo Hisamatsu, Tatsuro Hatanaka, Masahiko Ibaraki

Cast

Takeru Satoh as Kenshin Himura
Emi Takei as Kaoru Kamiya
Koji Kikkawa as Udo Jine
Yu Aoi as Megumi Takani
Munetaka Aoki as Sanosuke Sagara
Go Ayano as Gein
Genki Sudo as Banjin Inui
Taketo Tanaka as Yahiko Myojin
Eiji Okuda as Aritomo Yamagata
Yosuke Eguchi as Hajime Saito

Production

Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Studios: Studio Swan, ROCKWORKS, C&I entertainment, IMJ Entertainment
Box office: $61,700,000
Themes: japan, assassin, samurai, based on manga, jidaigeki, shinsengumi, 19th century, meiji period, bakumatsu, amused

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