Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
“The journey begins.”
2012•PG-13•2h 14m•7.5•Released
ActionAdventureFantasyWarHistory
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
Writer
Kiyomi Fujii, Keishi Otomo
Revenue
$62M
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Studio Swan
Cast
Takeru Satoh
Kenshin Himura
Emi Takei
Kaoru Kamiya
Koji Kikkawa
Udo Jine
Yu Aoi
Megumi Takani
Munetaka Aoki
Sanosuke Sagara
Go Ayano
Gein
Genki Sudo
Banjin Inui
Taketo Tanaka
Yahiko Myojin
Eiji Okuda
Aritomo Yamagata
Yosuke Eguchi
Hajime Saito
Teruyuki Kagawa
Kanryu Takeda
Kaoru Hirata
Tae Sekihara
Mei Nagano
Tsubame Sanjo
Yusuke Hirayama
Older Brother
Motoki Fukami
Younger Brother
Production
Company
Studio Swan
Company
ROCKWORKS
Company
C&I entertainment
Company
IMJ Entertainment
Company
Amuse Soft Entertainment
Company
Warner Bros. Japan
Company
GAGA Corporation
Producer
Shinzo Matsuhashi
Producer
Takeo Hisamatsu
Producer
Tatsuro Hatanaka
Producer
Masahiko Ibaraki
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