# Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)

> A repentant former assassin takes up a reverse-edged sword to defend a struggling dojo amid Japan’s violent passage into the modern age.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/82494

## Facts

- Runtime: 134 min
- Genres: Adventure, Action, Fantasy, War, History
- Director: Keishi Otomo
- Cast: Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, Koji Kikkawa, Yu Aoi, Munetaka Aoki, Go Ayano, Genki Sudo, Taketo Tanaka
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1979319/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: propulsive, earnest, nostalgic, action movie night, samurai cinema marathon

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- [Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)](https://ember.film/movie/19618)
- [Gintama: The Movie (2010)](https://ember.film/movie/49771)
- [Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)](https://ember.film/movie/474144)
- [Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)](https://ember.film/movie/19615)
- [47 Ronin (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/44750)
- [Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)](https://ember.film/movie/19616)
- [Love and Honor (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/12377)
- [Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/3279)
- [Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/127658)
- [Zatoichi (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/206)

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