Japan Synopsis
るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚- 維新志士への鎮魂歌
“For a Decade, he's tried to bury his past…Now his past returns to bury him!”
The war against the Tokugawa Shogunate ended years ago. But there are some who are not happy with the outcome. Shigure Takimi watched his friends and family get slashed down in the name of freedom and prosperity. Now he and a band of desparate rebels have sworn to settle one final score. Only one man stands in their way: Rurouni Kenshin. Will the former assassin take up his sword to fight again? When Shigure discovers Kenshin's true identity and his fight becomes a personal vendetta, the young hero will have no choice.
The 1996–1998 Japan Window
144 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Rurouni Kenshin: Requiem for the Ishin Patriots sits at position #61.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
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The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Rurouni Kenshin: Requiem for the Ishin Patriots premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,141 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (53rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,477 of 2,532 (top 58%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Studio Deen |
| Runtime | 1h 31m |
| Release Date | December 20, 1997 |
| IMDb | tt0184872 |