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るろうに剣心 (Rurouni Kenshin)

by 大友啓史 Keishi Ōtomo

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  • Meiji Restoration

Kenshin is a former assassin for the forces of the Meiji Restoration, wandering Japan in the new era after the Boshin War.

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るろうに剣心 (Rurouni Kenshin)

Keishi Ōtomo's live-action film follows Himura Kenshin, a former assassin of the Meiji Restoration who wanders Japan with a reverse-blade sword, sworn never to kill again.

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