
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
This is how it ends, this is where it began.
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.
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About Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
- Directors
- Keishi Otomo
- Cast
- Takeru Satoh, Kasumi Arimura, Issey Takahashi, Nijiro Murakami, Masanobu Ando, Kazuki Kitamura
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Content rating
- R
- Original language
- Japanese
- Production countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
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