Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)

Grade: Aaa

Format: Film

Genre: Action; Period

Studio: Studio Swan

Source: manga

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In 1864 Kyoto, a young swordsman serves as a ruthless assassin for the revolutionary Choshu clan during the final days of the Tokugawa shogunate — until he encounters Tomoe Yukishiro, a quiet, enigmatic woman who is secretly the fiancée of one of his victims, drawn to him by a desire for revenge that slowly transforms into genuine love. The film explores how violence devours the soul and how love becomes both salvation and tragedy, revealing the origin of Kenshin's iconic cross-shaped scar and the vow that would define his life. The fifth and final installment of Keishi Ōtomo's live-action fil

Cast

  • Takeru Satoh
  • Kasumi Arimura
  • Issey Takahashi
  • Nijiro Murakami
  • Masanobu Ando

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