Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning

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Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021) is streaming on Netflix.

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2021 · Movie · 138 min⭐ 7.6· Updated Oct 2026

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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.

A bloodstained assassin finds his lethal purpose fractured by the quiet grace of a woman burdened by her own secrets. This prequel trades mindless spectacle for a devastatingly intimate look at the cost of violence and the fragility of peace.

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Director

Keishi Otomo

Cast

Takeru Satoh, Kasumi Arimura, Issey Takahashi, Nijiro Murakami, Masanobu Ando, Kazuki Kitamura, Yosuke Eguchi, Towa Araki, Shima Onishi, Soko Wada

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Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning is streaming on Netflix. We have not verified a current option on Hulu, Max, Disney+, Prime Video, Apple TV+. Availability last verified October 1, 2026.