Ruroni Kenshin - Nobuhiro Watsuki Japanese Meiji period manga movie DVD

Rurouni Kenshin based on Nobuhiro Watsuki's popular manga of the same name. Directed by Keishi +tomo; the film stars Takeru Satoh and Emi Takei. The film focuses on fictional events that take place during the early Meiji period in Japan; telling the story of a wanderer named Himura Kenshin; formerly known as the assassin "Hitokiri Batt(sai". After participating in the Bakumatsu war; Kenshin wanders the countryside of Japan offering protection and aid to those in need as atonement for the murders he once committed as an assassin. Starring: Takeru Sato Emi Takei. 134 min. English subtitled.