Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
るろうに剣心
2012 · 2h 14m · Action, Adventure, Fantasy, History, War · Japan · Rated PG-13 (US)
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In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.
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Keishi Otomo7.4Smart score
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19th centuryamusedassassinbakumatsubased on mangaboshin warishin shishijapanjidaigekimeiji periodsamuraishinsengumi
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