Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
Taste attributes: actionadventuredramahistoryhistoricalfastlightsimplelinearbig & variedcomplex relationship
"The Journey Begins"
Boxlist takeA wide-ranging action adventure that is fast and uncomplicated. Best if you like pace over patience.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
7.6 /10
TMDB · 521 votes
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What lines up
No single trait stands out; it is a broad fit.
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- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
Former legendary assassin Kenshin Himura has now become a wandering samurai. Offering aid & protecting those in need as atonement for his past deeds. During this time Kenshin Himura comes across and aides Kaoru Kamiya (Emi Takei). Her father opened the Kamiya Kasshin-ryu, a kendo school located in Tokyo and Kaoru is now an instructor there. Kaoru then invites Kenshin to stay at her dojo. Their relationship develops further, but Kenshin is still haunted by his violent past...
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Taste Attributes
Characteristics
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2012
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Studio Swan
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
