Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
The journey begins.
In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.
- Released: 2012-08-25
- Genres: Adventure, Action, Fantasy, War, History
- Runtime: 2h 14m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 946 votes
Directed by Keishi Otomo.
Top cast
- Takeru Satoh as Kenshin Himura
- Emi Takei as Kaoru Kamiya
- Koji Kikkawa as Udo Jine
- Yu Aoi as Megumi Takani
- Munetaka Aoki as Sanosuke Sagara
- Go Ayano as Gein
- Genki Sudo as Banjin Inui
- Taketo Tanaka as Yahiko Myojin
- Eiji Okuda as Aritomo Yamagata
- Yosuke Eguchi as Hajime Saito
Where to watch Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
- United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- India: stream on Netflix
- Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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