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Rurouni Kenshin
Japan’s number one box-office hit of 2012, this live-action adaptation of a manga about a Meiji era assassin who leaves his life behind to become a protector of the common man has sold 55 million copies as a manga, and spawned several wildly popular animated adaptations. And it’s one hell of a sword-fighting movie.
Director: Keishi Otomo
Cast: Tanaka Taketo, Aoi Yu, Aoki Munetaka, Takei Emi, Satoh Takeru
Languages: Japanese with English subtitles
2012; 134 min.