With exquisite choreography and swordfights, Rurouni Kenshin is the live-action adaptation of the manga of the same name. Directed by Keishi Otomo and starring Takeru Satoh and Emi Takei, the film is set in a fictionalised Meiji period Japan, 140 years ago.

The film follows a wanderer named Kenshin Himura, who is roaming Japan, trying to escape his past and carrying with him a special sword that prevents him from killing. In a previous life he was known as the famed assassin 'Battosai the Killer', who could slay legions of soldiers without taking a scratch. But as the wars came to an end , Battosai disappeared in order to repent for his wrongdoings.

Now he must return to Tokyo, pick up his sword again, and defend those he loves.