Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)
るろうに剣心 最終章 The Beginning
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.4/10· 12K votes
TMDb7.65/10· 542 votesWith 7.4/10 on IMDb, this film is well-rated across multiple platforms.
About Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
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.
Cast of Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
Takeru Satoh
as Kenshin Himura
Kasumi Arimura
as Tomoe Yukishiro
Issey Takahashi
as Kogoro Katsura
Nijiro Murakami
as Soji Okita
Masanobu Ando
as Shinsaku Takasugi
Kazuki Kitamura
as Tatsumi
Yosuke Eguchi
as Hajime Saito
Towa Araki
as Enishi Yukishiro
Shima Onishi
as Iizuka
Soko Wada
as Toshizo Hijikata
Mansaku Ikeuchi
as Katagai
Mayu Hotta
as Ikumatsu
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning facts
- Original title
- るろうに剣心 最終章 The Beginning
- Collection
- Rurouni Kenshin Collection
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Jidaigeki setting creates rich historical action backdrop
- •Civil-war drama grounds manga adaptation with emotional weight
- •Bakumatsu period explores meaningful character-origin narrative
What the audience disliked
- •Manga source material limits original dramatic expansion opportunity
- •Ishin-shishi politics becomes complex exposition-heavy
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