Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning

As expected, "The Beginning" dives more into Tomoe (Kasumi) and Kenshin's (Takeru) tragic love story, hence, it's a bit more poignant, slow-paced, and is significantly less in action compared to its predecessors. However, the series' nature and samurai grandeur trademark that fans relish remain, and you get to see more of Kenshin's ruthless Battosai phase!

10/10 for the 10 years.

Kenshin live actions have been the best live actions ever and this last installment does not disappoint. Although they left out my favourite part of the OVA (the beginning, Hiko saving Shinta) they perfectly brought Kenshin to life. We will miss the man that makes it rain blood.

Nothing else to say. The movie was perfect in my eyes. Great acting,, great plot and great fight scenes.. Don't understand the bad reviews, they must be fans of political science.

I really didn't expect the beginning to be better than the final.

Everything is perfect the story and cinematography and the fights OMG. This is the only movie in the series that shows kenshin real sword and killing skills.

I really really enjoyed it and now also the series is complete and you can watch it in the storyline order as below: The Beginning Origin Kyoto inferno The legend ends The final.

The trust and betrayal ova are some of best work I've ever seen. So naturally I was comparing this live action to the ova and it comes very, very close. Actually the live action is outstanding. The pace and story buildup to music and sets are of high quality. This movie looks and feels like professional production. It's entertaining and also realistic. No over the top fake flaying through air nonsense. Perfect blend between action and drama. Definitely worth the watch.