Rurouni Kenshin watch order
There are 5 Rurouni Kenshin films, about 11.4 hours in total. The first was released in 2012, the latest in 2021. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.
Collection of the live-action adaptation of the Rurouni Kenshin comic series.
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Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)
25 Aug 2012 · 134 min
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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Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)
1 Aug 2014 · 138 min
Kenshin has settled into his new life with Kaoru and his other friends when he is approached with a request from the Meiji government. Makoto Shishio, a former assassin like Kenshin, was betrayed, set on fire and left for dead. He survived, and is now in Kyoto, plotting with his gathered warriors to overthrow the new government. Against Kaoru's wishes, Kenshin reluctantly agrees to go to Kyoto and
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Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends (2014)
13 Sep 2014 · 135 min
Shishio sets sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the government. In order to stop him, Kenshin trains with his old master to learn his final technique.
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Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)
23 Apr 2021 · 138 min
In 1879, Kenshin and his allies face their strongest enemy yet: his former brother-in-law Enishi Yukishiro and his minions, who've vowed their revenge.
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Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)
4 Jun 2021 · 138 min
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.
Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.