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Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)

The Journey Begins.

Genre : Adventure, Action, Drama, History

Runtime : 2H 14M

Director : Keishi Ōtomo
Writer : Kiyomi Fujii, Keishi Ōtomo

Synopsis

In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.

Actors

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
Teruyuki Kagawa
Teruyuki Kagawa
Kanryu Takeda
Kaoru Hirata
Kaoru Hirata
Tae Sekihara
Mei Nagano
Mei Nagano
Tsubame Sanjo
Yusuke Hirayama
Yusuke Hirayama
Older Brother
Motoki Fukami
Motoki Fukami
Younger Brother
Daisuke Honda
Daisuke Honda
Kodama
Kotaro Okamoto
Kotaro Okamoto
Kikuchi
Toshihiro Yashiba
Toshihiro Yashiba
Kubo's Husband
Atsuko Anami
Atsuko Anami
Kubo's Wife
Motoki Ochiai
Motoki Ochiai
Mizushima
Ryôta Matsushima
Ryôta Matsushima
Masataka Kubota
Masataka Kubota
Akira Kiyosato
Ichirôta Miyakawa
Ichirôta Miyakawa
Kogoro Katsura
Ryuhei Higashiyama
Ryuhei Higashiyama
Soldier 4
Masashi Arifuku
Masashi Arifuku
Oriental Doctor
Yuta Kuba
Yuta Kuba

Crews

Keishi Ōtomo
Keishi Ōtomo
Director
Nobuhiro Watsuki
Nobuhiro Watsuki
Novel
Kiyomi Fujii
Kiyomi Fujii
Screenplay
Keishi Ōtomo
Keishi Ōtomo
Screenplay
Naoki Sato
Naoki Sato
Music
William Ireton
William Ireton
Executive Producer
Shinzô Matsuhashi
Shinzô Matsuhashi
Producer
Takuro Ishizaka
Takuro Ishizaka
Director of Photography
Tsuyoshi Imai
Tsuyoshi Imai
Editor
Kazuhiro Sawataishi
Kazuhiro Sawataishi
Costume Design
Masatoshi Katsumata
Masatoshi Katsumata
Supervising Sound Editor
Hiroaki Masuko
Hiroaki Masuko
Production Sound Mixer
Akihiro Okase
Akihiro Okase
Sound Effects
Masaki Onishi
Masaki Onishi
Stunts
Kenji Sato
Kenji Sato
Stunts
Kenji Tanigaki
Kenji Tanigaki
Stunt Coordinator
Kenji Tanigaki
Kenji Tanigaki
Action Director
Takahito Ôuchi
Takahito Ôuchi
Stunt Coordinator
Katsutoshi Hirano
Katsutoshi Hirano
Gaffer
Jitsu Toyoda
Jitsu Toyoda
"C" Camera Operator
Mikio Obata
Mikio Obata
Sound Engineer
Takero Hisamatsu
Takero Hisamatsu
Producer
Tatsuro Hatanaka
Tatsuro Hatanaka
Producer
Masahiko Ibaraki
Masahiko Ibaraki
Producer
Hiroaki Kitano
Hiroaki Kitano
Producer
Osamu Kubota
Osamu Kubota
Producer
Hiroyoshi Koiwai
Hiroyoshi Koiwai
Producer
Akihiko Sai
Akihiko Sai
Stunts
ONE OK ROCK
ONE OK ROCK
Theme Song Performance
So Hashimoto
So Hashimoto
Production Design

Trailers and other movies

『RUROUNI KENSHIN』 Trailer1 (English)
『RUROUNI KENSHIN』 Trailer2 (English)
Rurouni Kenshin: Origins Official US Release Trailer (2016) - Emi Takei Movie

Posters and backgrounds

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