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title: 'Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Keishi Ōtomo'
released: '2021-06-04'
runtime_minutes: 137
genres:
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/rurouni-kenshin-the-beginning-2021'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11991748/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)

2021 · 137 min · Action · Japan

Original title: るろうに剣心 最終章 The Beginning
Part of: Rurouni Kenshin

## Synopsis

Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning  is a 2021 Japanese jidaigeki action film based on the manga series Rurouni Kenshin by Nobuhiro Watsuki. Written and directed by Keishi Ōtomo, it is the fifth and final installment of the Rurouni Kenshin film series and serves as a prequel, depicting Himura Kenshin's origins as the assassin "Hitokiri Battōsai", while exploring his relationship with the woman named Yukishiro Tomoe.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Keishi Ōtomo](https://cinepixo.com/people/keishi-otomo)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Naoki Satō](https://cinepixo.com/people/naoki-sato)

## Cast

- [Issey Takahashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/issey-takahashi)
- [Kasumi Arimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/kasumi-arimura)
- [Takeru Satō](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeru-sato)
- [Masanobu Andō](https://cinepixo.com/people/masanobu-ando)
- [Nijirō Murakami](https://cinepixo.com/people/nijiro-murakami)
- [Yōsuke Eguchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/yosuke-eguchi)
- [Kazuki Kitamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/kazuki-kitamura)

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