---
title: 'Rurouni Kenshin (2012)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Keishi Ōtomo'
released: '2012-08-25'
runtime_minutes: 134
genres:
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/rurouni-kenshin-2012'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1979319/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Rurouni Kenshin (2012)

2012 · 134 min · Action · Japan

Original title: るろうに剣心
Part of: Rurouni Kenshin

## Synopsis

Rurouni Kenshin , also known as Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins in North America, is a 2012 Japanese jidaigeki action 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Keishi Ōtomo](https://cinepixo.com/people/keishi-otomo)
- **Screenplay:** [Keishi Ōtomo](https://cinepixo.com/people/keishi-otomo), [Kiyomi Fujii](https://cinepixo.com/people/kiyomi-fujii)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Naoki Satō](https://cinepixo.com/people/naoki-sato)
- **Producer:** [Osamu Kubota](https://cinepixo.com/people/osamu-kubota)
- **Director of Photography:** [Takurō Ishizaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/takuro-ishizaka)
- **Editor:** [Tsuyoshi Imai](https://cinepixo.com/people/tsuyoshi-imai)

## Cast

- [Eiji Okuda](https://cinepixo.com/people/eiji-okuda) as Yamagata Aritomo
- [Emi Takei](https://cinepixo.com/people/emi-takei) as Kamiya Kaoru
- [Genki Sudo](https://cinepixo.com/people/genki-sudo)
- [Gō Ayano](https://cinepixo.com/people/go-ayano)
- [Yōsuke Eguchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/yosuke-eguchi) as Saitō Hajime
- [Teruyuki Kagawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/teruyuki-kagawa) as Kanryuu Takeda
- [Munetaka Aoki](https://cinepixo.com/people/munetaka-aoki) as Sagara Sanosuke
- [Yu Aoi](https://cinepixo.com/people/yu-aoi) as Takani Megumi
- [Takeru Satō](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeru-sato) as Himura Kenshin

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/rurouni-kenshin-2012
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