Movie
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
Overview
Before he was a protector, Kenshin was a fearsome assassin known as Battosai. But when he meets gentle Tomoe Yukishiro, a beautiful young woman who carries a huge burden in her heart, his life will change forever.
Details
- Release date
- 2021-06-04
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Warner Bros. Japan, Amuse Soft Entertainment, GYAO, KDDI, Shueisha, AMUSE
- Country
- Japan
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Takeru Satoh as Kenshin Himura
- Kasumi Arimura as Tomoe Yukishiro
- Issey Takahashi as Kogoro Katsura
- Nijiro Murakami as Soji Okita
- Masanobu Ando as Shinsaku Takasugi
- Kazuki Kitamura as Tatsumi
- Yosuke Eguchi as Hajime Saito
- Towa Araki as Enishi Yukishiro
- Shima Onishi as Iizuka
- Soko Wada as Toshizo Hijikata
- Mansaku Ikeuchi as Katagai
- Mayu Hotta as Ikumatsu
Crew
- Keishi Otomo - Director
- Keishi Otomo - Screenplay
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