Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning

(2021)

★ 7.7 IMDb · 560 votes

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance

Year: 2021

Runtime: 138 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 大友啓史

Cast: Такэру Сато, 有村架純, Иссэй Такахаши, Нидзиро Мураками, 安藤政信, Кадзуки Китамура, Ёсукэ Эгути, 荒木飛羽, 大西信満, 和田聰宏

Plot

Before he was a protector, Kenshin was a fearsome assassin known as Battosai. But when he meets gentle Tomoe Yukishiro, a beautiful young woman who carries a huge burden in her heart, his life will change forever.

In the year 1864, samurai Kenshin Himura was known as the Battosai, a deadly assassin whose fierce swordsmanship has killed over one hundred men in one year. When he saves a young woman, Tomoe Yukishiro, from some thugs at an inn, the two slowly begin an attraction that leads to a marriage. This leads Kenshin to potentially give up his sword for the sake of love. However, those who are in support of the Shogunate will not let Kenshin off too easy. The story of how Kenshin received his trademark star-shaped scar is revealed in this prequel, which also serves as the final installment of the live-action franchise adaptation of the manga and anime.