Rurouni Kenshin

Based On the book by Nobuhiro Watsuki

Rurouni Kenshin (Japanese: るろうに剣心, Hepburn: Rurōni Kenshin), also known as Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins in North America, is a 2012 Japanese jidaigeki action film based on the manga of the same name written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. Directed by Keishi Ōtomo, the film stars Takeru Satoh and Emi Takei. It focuses on fictional events that take place during the early Meiji era in Japan, telling the story of a countryside wanderer named Himura Kenshin, a former assassin who now offers aid to those in need as atonement for the murders he once committed, as he helps a dojo owner and protects a woman from a ruthless drug lord. Rumors circulated of a live-action adaptation of the manga before it was announced.

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Release date:

August 25, 2012

Director:

Keishi Ōtomo

Cast:

Takeru Satō, Emi Takei, Munetaka Aoki, Teruyuki Kagawa, Gō Ayano

Genre:

Action

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Year page:

2012 in adaptations