# Rurouni Kenshin - The Movie (1997)

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**Original title**: *るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚- 維新志士への鎮魂歌*
**Runtime**: 91 min
**Genres**: Animation, Action, Fantasy
**Directed by**: Hatsuki Tsuji
**Written by**: Yukiyoshi Ôhashi
**Starring**: Mayo Suzukaze, Miki Fujitani, Yuji Ueda, Mina Tominaga, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Hiroshi Yanaka

> *For a Decade, he's tried to bury his past...Now his past returns to bury him!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You fight alongside rebels in feudal Japan, but one man stands in your way: Rurouni Kenshin. Director Hatsuki Tsuji sets this anime action tale in a post-war era.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, outsider, tender

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