"The journey begins."

2012

2h 14m

7.5(844 votes)

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Overview

In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.

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26 members

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佐藤健

Kenshin Himura

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武井咲

Kaoru Kamiya

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吉川晃司

Udo Jine

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蒼井優

Megumi Takani

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青木崇高

Sanosuke Sagara

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綾野剛

Gein

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須藤元気

Banjin Inui

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田中偉登

Yahiko Myojin

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奥田瑛二

Aritomo Yamagata

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江口洋介

Hajime Saito

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香川照之

Kanryu Takeda

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平田薫

Tae Sekihara

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永野芽郁

Tsubame Sanjo

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平山祐介

Older Brother

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深水元基

Younger Brother

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本田大輔

Kodama

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岡本光太郎

Kikuchi

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矢柴俊博

Kubo's Husband

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阿南敦子

Kubo's Wife

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落合モトキ

Mizushima

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松嶋亮太

Unknown Role

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窪田正孝

Akira Kiyosato

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宮川一朗太

Kogoro Katsura

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Ryuhei Higashiyama

Soldier 4

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有福正志

Oriental Doctor

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Yuta Kuba

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