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Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

The journey begins.

Part of Rurouni Kenshin Collection

2012•2h 14m•7.5/10
AdventureActionFantasyWarHistory

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7.5/10(894)

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

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Production

Studio Swan, ROCKWORKS, C&I entertainment, IMJ Entertainment, Amuse Soft Entertainment, Warner Bros. Japan, GAGA Corporation

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

Mei Nagano

Mei Nagano

Tsubame Sanjo

Yusuke Hirayama

Yusuke Hirayama

Older Brother

Motoki Fukami

Motoki Fukami

Younger Brother

Daisuke Honda

Daisuke Honda

Kodama

Kotaro Okamoto

Kikuchi

Toshihiro Yashiba

Toshihiro Yashiba

Kubo's Husband

Atsuko Anami

Atsuko Anami

Kubo's Wife

Motoki Ochiai

Motoki Ochiai

Mizushima

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