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Mayo Suzukaze, J. Shanon Weaver, Miki Fujitani

Edited together using scenes from the Rurouni Kenshin TV series, this full-length animated feature tells a condensed version of its story. Himura Kenshin, the wandering samurai, was once known as Batt... read more read more...ousai, the "Man Slayer," and used his unsurpassed prowess as a fighter to fight in the Japanese civil war and bring about the beginning of the Meiji period. That time is over now, however, and Kenshin has vowed to never kill again, and spend the rest of his life in atonement for all the lives that ended under his blade. Does he have a chance at beginning a new life with angry figures from his past seeking to hunt him down? ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Tsuji Hajiki

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DVD Release Date: March 27, 2001

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  • August 14, 2009
    Love this one... Check out the series aswell.. just as cool.. Its called Kenshin ^_^
  • February 28, 2008
    love the series but this has got to be the biggest waiste of my life ever. half the movie is just the same flash back over and over and ......
  • July 10, 2007
    japanese and china animations movies are off the chart love watching them action comedy and romance
    Great movie action
  • July 5, 2007
    Meh its was....i dont know it made me not like how the show made his ultimate attack seem so powerful but in the movie it was defeated!!
  • May 22, 2007
    OH MY GOD, i just watched this not too long ago, and i freakin cryed!! oh my god i soooo recommend this!!!!
  • May 19, 2007
    anime, the first for Kenshin movie, it's has 4 different rated versions best version is Rated R, then you see the truth of his past for destroying many.
  • April 30, 2007
    They completely screwed up the animation =D But more RK is better than none. It was okay... most of the drama came from the random shots of dying flowers accompanied by music... O.o;
  • January 22, 2007
    a very interesting movie based on the Rurouni Kenshin series. Beautiful animation and excellent Voice acting.
  • December 20, 2006
    A nice chapter in the middle of the television series. - The average fan will be surprised at the amount of blood spilled in this film. - For a show that is succesful due to it's deep/colorful characters and storyline (as well as it's animation), the film seems to do a good job o... read moref bonding you with some of the characters.
  • August 29, 2006
    I'm not sure where this takes place at in the shows storyline, but it is still a very good anime movie. A couple of the voices sounded different which I didn't like, but other than that it was great!

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Ken Eisner
February 23, 2012
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