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    Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

    "The journey begins."

    IMDb7.4/102012
    2h 14m
    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.

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    Cast & Crew

    Director

    Keishi Otomo
    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

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