Samurai X: The Motion Picture

Samurai X: The Motion Picture

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

1997 · 91 min · ★ 7.3 · Animation, Action, Fantasy

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.

Directed by Hatsuki Tsuji · Written by Yukiyoshi Ôhashi

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Mayo Suzukaze Kenshin Himura
Miki Fujitani Kaoru Kamiya
Yuji Ueda Sanosuke Sagara
Mina Tominaga Yahiko Myôjin
Hirotaka Suzuoki Hajime Saitô
Hiroshi Yanaka Tsunan Tsukioka
Holly Kaneko Aritomo Yamagata
Katsuya Shiga Toshiyoshi Kawaji
Kaori Yuasa Ayame
Noriko Namiki Suzume
Kazuhiko Inoue Takimi Shigure
Jurota Kosugi Eibin Tamono

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