Japan Synopsis
るろうに剣心 最終章 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.
Audience Engagement
374 audience reviews — more than 92% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 92th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Warner Bros. Japan
Action + Adventure in Japan
1030 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning itself).
The 2020–2022 Japan Window
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning holds position #162 of 452 Japan films in the 2020–2022 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s Japan Landscape
2021 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 170 titles released, including Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (539 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 169 other Japan films in 2021.
The 4269th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- shinsengumi · 5
- samurai sword · 16
- japan · 454
- based on manga · 297
- samurai · 128
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,037 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (77th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #464 of 1,714 (top 27%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Japan, Amuse Soft Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 18m |
| Release Date | June 4, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt11991748 |
| Official Site | wwws.warnerbros.co.jp |