The journey begins.

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

Name: Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, War, History
Released: 2012-08-25
Duration: 134 min
Cast: Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, Koji Kikkawa, Yu Aoi, Munetaka Aoki

Japanese Cinema20122h 14mJapaneseTop 14% of Japanese Cinema grosses

74Standing

40th of 224 in Japanese Cinema

Reported gross: 86
Audience rating: 65
Momentum: 61

Out-grossed 86% of Japanese Cinema releases with reported figures ($62M).
Momentum in the 61st percentile.
Audience rating 7.5 from 953 votes, the 65th percentile.

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Cost: Not on record
Took: $62M

What did you make of it?

The picture

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: 25 August 2012
Runtime: 2h 14m
Language: Japanese
Industry: Japanese Cinema

Top billedAll 26 credits

Takeru SatohKenshin Himura
Emi TakeiKaoru Kamiya
Koji KikkawaUdo Jine
Yu AoiMegumi Takani
Munetaka AokiSanosuke Sagara
Go AyanoGein

Made by

Director: Keishi Otomo
Screenplay: Kiyomi Fujii, Keishi Otomo
Director of Photography: Takuro Ishizaka
Producer: Masahiko Ibaraki, Tatsuro Hatanaka, Shinzo Matsuhashi, Takeo Hisamatsu, Hiroaki Kitano, Hiroyoshi Koiwai, Osamu Kubota

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ActionAdventureFantasyWarHistory

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