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Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

“The journey begins.”

7.520122h 14mPG-13Released

AdventureActionFantasyWarHistory

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

The story

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

Director: Keishi Otomo
Original language: ja
Studio: Studio Swan

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

Teruyuki Kagawa

Teruyuki Kagawa

Kanryu Takeda

Kaoru Hirata

Kaoru Hirata

Tae Sekihara

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