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Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
2012
· Movie
· 134 min
B
MEANRANK
80/100
Every rating
72–96
out of 100
A legendary former assassin, known for his incredible speed and skill, wanders feudal Japan with a reverse-blade sword, vowing never to kill again. He arrives in Tokyo and offers his protection to a struggling martial arts dojo. His peaceful new life is threatened when a ruthless businessman hires a deadly killer from his past, forcing him to confront the violence he left behind.
Details
- Director
- Keishi Otomo
- Writers
- Keishi Otomo, Kiyomi Fujii
- Released
- 25 August 2012
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Box office
- $61.7M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 2 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Newcomer of Year 2013 | Award of the Japanese Academy | Emi Takei | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture 2012 | Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | Keishi Ōtomo | Nominee |
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Best Motion Picture
1 nomination
| Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | Keishi Ōtomo | Nominee |
Newcomer of Year
1 nomination
| Award of the Japanese Academy | Emi Takei | Nominee |