Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)

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.

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Where to watch

Stream

• Netflix
• Netflix Standard with Ads

Streaming availability via JustWatch

Cast

• Takeru Satoh as Kenshin Himura
• Emi Takei as Kaoru Kamiya
• Koji Kikkawa as Udo Jine
• Yu Aoi as Megumi Takani
• Munetaka Aoki as Sanosuke Sagara
• Go Ayano as Gein
• Genki Sudo as Banjin Inui
• Taketo Tanaka as Yahiko Myojin
• Eiji Okuda as Aritomo Yamagata
• Yosuke Eguchi as Hajime Saito

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