Rurouni Kenshin /

るろうに剣心 /

In the wake of a brutal civil war, the legendary and feared killer Kenshin Himura throws down his sword and vows to turn his back on bloodshed. Choosing instead to live his life as a peaceful wanderer, Kenshin soon finds that the world around him is rapidly changing and not for the better. A sadisti...

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Other Authors:	Fujii, Kiyomi (Screenwriter) (Screenwriter), Ōtomo, Keishi, 1966- (Screenwriter), Satoh, Takeru (Actor), Takei, Emi (Actor), Kikkawa, Koji (Actor), Aoi, Yū, 1985- (Actor), Aoki, Munetaka (Actor), Ayano, Go (Actor), Sudo, Genki (Actor), Tanaka, Taketo (Actor), Okuda, Eiji, 1950- (Actor), Eguchi, Yosuke, 1967- (Actor), Kagawa, Teruyuki, 1965- (Actor), Ishizaka, Takuro (director of photography.), Satō, Naoki (Composer) (composer (expression)), Watsuki, Nobuhiro
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Japanese English
Language Notes:	English or Japanese dialogue; English subtitles.
Published:	[Flower Mound, Texas] : Funimation, [2016]
Subjects:	Samurai > Drama. Martial arts schools > Drama. Justice > Drama. Japan > History > Meiji period, 1868-1912 > Drama. Watsuki, Nobuhiro > Film adaptations. Watsuki, Nobuhiro. Samurai. Martial arts schools. Justice. Japan. 1868-1912 Film adaptations. Action and adventure films. Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Historical films. History. Martial arts films. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Japanese.

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Summary:	In the wake of a brutal civil war, the legendary and feared killer Kenshin Himura throws down his sword and vows to turn his back on bloodshed. Choosing instead to live his life as a peaceful wanderer, Kenshin soon finds that the world around him is rapidly changing and not for the better. A sadistic drug lord, Kanryu, oppresses the people, poisoning them with opium and stealing what little they have left.
Item Description:	Based on the original comic "Rurouni Kenshin" by Nobuhiro Watsuki. Originally released as a motion picture in 2012. Extras: previews.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen (16:9) presentation, 5.1 surround.
Audience:	Rating: TVMA.
Production Credits:	Editor, Tsuyoshi Imai ; cinematography, Takuro Ishizaka ; music, Naoki Sato.