Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Takeru Satoh
Kenshin Himura
Emi Takei
Kaoru Kamiya
Yu Aoi
Megumi Takani
Munetaka Aoki
Sanosuke Sagara
Go Ayano
Gein (Kanryu's henchman)
Yosuke Eguchi
Saito Hajime
Genki Sudo
Banjin Inui
Taketo Tanaka
Yahiko Myojin
Teruyuki Kagawa
Kanryuu Takeda
Koji Kikkawa
Jine Udo
Masataka Kubota
Akira Kiyosato
Eiji Okuda
Yamagata Aritomo
Keishi Otomo
Director
Kaoru Hirata
Tae Sekihara
Mei Nagano
Tsubame Sanjo
Nobuhiro Watsuki
Writer
Kiyomi Fujii
Writer
Yusuke Hirayama
Older Brother
Motoki Fukami
Younger Brother
Tatsuro Hatanaka
Producer
Daisuke Honda
Kodama
Kotaro Okamoto
Kikuchi
Takeo Hisamatsu
Producer
Masahiko Ibaraki
Producer
Toshihiro Yashiba
Kubo's Husband
Atsuko Anami
Kubo's Wife
Hiroaki Kitano
Producer
Motoki Ochiai
Mizushima
Naoki Sato
Composer
Takuro Ishizaka
Cinematographer
Tsuyoshi Imai
Editor
So Hashimoto
ProductionDesigner
Ichirôta Miyakawa
Kogoro Katsura
Ryuhei Higashiyama
Soldier 4
Masashi Arifuku
Oriental Doctor
Akihiko Sai
Stunts
Masaki Onishi
Stunts
Kenji Tanigaki
Stunt Coordinator / Action Director
Shinzo Matsuhashi
Producer
Osamu Kubota
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 25, 2012
Original Nameるろうに剣心
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 14m
Content RatingPG-13
Box Office$61,700,000
Filming LocationsJapan
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Wiki.
Rurouni Kenshin (Japanese: るろうに剣心, Hepburn: Rurōni Kenshin), also known as Rurouni Kenshin: Origins in North America, is a 2012 Japanese period action-adventure film based on the manga of the same name written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. Directed by Keishi Ōtomo, the film stars Takeru Satoh and Emi Takei. It focuses on fictional events that take place during the early Meiji era in Japan, telling the story of a countryside wanderer named Himura Kenshin, a former assassin who now offers aid to those in need as atonement for the murders he once committed, as he helps a dojo owner and protects a woman from a ruthless drug lord.
Rumors circulated of a live-action adaptation of the manga before it was announced. The Sankei Sports newspaper reported that the staff aimed to release the film internationally and eventually make a series. This was the first live-action adaptation of the manga. During the production, Watsuki offered his ideas for the movie, which were used in the film. The film was distributed internationally by Warner Bros. Pictures
Rurouni Kenshin was theatrically released on August 25, 2012, in Japan, grossing over $36 million domestically and over $60 million worldwide as of November 2012. The film was licensed for distribution in over 60 countries in Europe, Latin America and Asia. The movie premiered in North America as an opening selection for the 2012 LA EigaFest on December 14, 2012.On June 14, 2016, Funimation Films announced that they acquired the rights to the film, as well as its sequels Kyoto Inferno and The Legend Ends. The film hit North American theatres in August 2016 with an English dub.