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Aniket Shukla @aniket11
Oct 13, 2026
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20122h 14mDir. Keishi Otomo
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
“The journey begins.”
AdventureActionFantasyWarHistory
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In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.
Starring:Takeru Satoh,Emi Takei,Koji Kikkawa,Yu Aoi,Munetaka Aoki
Featured Cast
(12 actors)
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
Key Production Crew
Director
Keishi Otomo
Screenplay & Writers
Kiyomi Fujii, Keishi Otomo, Nobuhiro Watsuki
Cinematography
Takuro Ishizaka
Original Score
Naoki Sato
Producers
Masahiko Ibaraki, Tatsuro Hatanaka, Shinzo Matsuhashi
Film Details
Box Office Revenue$61,700,000
Original Languageja
Production Studios
Studio SwanROCKWORKSC&I entertainmentIMJ EntertainmentAmuse Soft EntertainmentWarner Bros. JapanGAGA Corporation
Keywords & Themes
#japan#assassin#samurai#based on manga#jidaigeki#shinsengumi#19th century#meiji period#bakumatsu#amused