Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

2012 · Directed by Keishi Ōtomo

Former legendary assassin Kenshin Himura has now become a wandering samurai. Offering aid & protecting those in need as atonement for his past deeds. During this time Kenshin Himura comes across and aides Kaoru Kamiya (Emi Takei). Her father opened the Kamiya Kasshin-ryu, a kendo school located in Tokyo and Kaoru is now an instructor there. Kaoru then invites Kenshin to stay at her dojo. Their relationship develops further, but Kenshin is still haunted by his violent past...

action drama

Cast: Yu Aoi, Takeru Satoh, Mei Nagano, Masataka Kubota, Go Ayano, Yosuke Eguchi, Emi Takei, Koji Kikkawa, Taketo Tanaka, Teruyuki Kagawa

Rating: 7.565/10 from 645 votes