Samurai X: The Motion Picture (1997)
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For a Decade, he's tried to bury his past...Now his past returns to bury him!
The war against the Tokugawa Shogunate ended years ago. But there are some who are not happy with the outcome. Shigure Takimi watched his friends and family get slashed down in the name of freedom and prosperity. Now he and a band of desparate rebels have sworn to settle one final score. Only one man stands in their way: Rurouni Kenshin. Will the former assassin take up his sword to fight again? When Shigure discovers Kenshin's true identity and his fight becomes a personal vendetta, the young hero will have no choice.
- Released: 1997-12-20
- Genres: Animation, Action, Fantasy
- Runtime: 1h 31m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 104 votes
Directed by Hatsuki Tsuji.
Top cast
- Mayo Suzukaze as Kenshin Himura
- Miki Fujitani as Kaoru Kamiya
- Yuji Ueda as Sanosuke Sagara
- Mina Tominaga as Yahiko Myôjin
- Hirotaka Suzuoki as Hajime Saitô
- Hiroshi Yanaka as Tsunan Tsukioka
- Holly Kaneko as Aritomo Yamagata
- Katsuya Shiga as Toshiyoshi Kawaji
- Kaori Yuasa as Ayame
- Noriko Namiki as Suzume
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