Movies Like Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

If you liked Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012), a action and adventure movie directed by Keishi Otomo, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

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Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)
★ 7.6/10Also action and adventure
Kenshin has settled into his new life with Kaoru and his other friends when he is approached with a request from the Meiji government. Makoto Shishio, a former assassin like Kenshin, was betrayed, set on fire and left…
2
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also action and adventure
Shishio sets sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the government. In order to stop him, Kenshin trains with his old master to learn his final technique.
3
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also action and adventure
In 1879, Kenshin and his allies face their strongest enemy yet: his former brother-in-law Enishi Yukishiro and his minions, who've vowed their revenge.
4
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also action and adventure
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.
5
Kubi (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also history and action
Lord Oda Nobunaga plans to control Japan where rival warlords battle by waging war against several clans. His vassal Araki Murashige stages a rebellion and promptly disappears.
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Samurai Marathon (2019)
★ 6/10Also action and history
When feudal lord Itakura Katsuakira decides to prepare his samurai troops for the onslaught of modernization by having them compete in a marathon, his independent-minded daughter Yuki secretly joins the race.
7
Blade of the Immortal (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also action and fantasy
Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to help a…
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13 Assassins (2010)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure and action
A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country…
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Azumi (2003)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure and action
In war-torn Japan, the Tokugawa Shogun, desperate to restore peace to his people, orders the assassination of the hostile warlords. A beautiful young woman is raised from birth with nine other orphans, to become an…
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Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey (2012)
★ 7.3/10Also action and adventure
The Band of the Hawk and their enigmatic leader Griffith continue winning battle after battle as their prestige throughout the kingdom of Midland grows. But their latest task is one that has seen failure from everyone…
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ICHI (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also action and adventure
Ichi is a blind entertainer that travels the countryside with her traditional Japanese guitar and walking stick. She’s in search for the kind man that brought her up as a child, but because of her beauty she encounters…
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Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King (2012)
★ 7.3/10Also action and adventure
Guts, an immensely strong sword-for-hire, has little direction in his life, simply fighting one battle after the next. However, this all changes suddenly when he meets and is bested by Griffith, a beautiful and…
13
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)
★ 7.4/10Also action and adventure
Ogami Itto battles a group of female ninja in the employ of the Yagyu clan and must eliminate a traitor who plans to sell his clan's secrets to the Shogunate.
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Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent (2013)
★ 7.7/10Also action and adventure
One year has passed since Guts left the Band of the Hawk and Griffith was imprisoned by the Kingdom of Midland for treason. In the dead of night, at a camping site where they hide, the Band of the Hawk is attacked by…
15
Afro Samurai: Resurrection (2009)
★ 6.9/10Also action and adventure
Afro Samurai avenged his father and found a life of peace. But the legendary master is forced back into the game by a beautiful and deadly woman from his past. The sparks of violence dropped along Afro’s bloody path…
16
Kingdom: Return of the Great General (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also action and adventure
Depicts a continuation of the "Battle of Mayang", an all-out war against the neighboring country Zhao that Shin and Wang Ki fought in in the previous work "Flame of Fate".
17
Zatoichi (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and action
Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.
18
X (1996)
★ 6.2/10Also action and fantasy
It's the year of destiny, and 15 year old Kamui Shiro, a powerful psychic, has returned to Toyko after a 6 year absence, having left when he was very young. He wants to be with his childhood friends, Fuma (his best…
19
Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins (1997)
★ 6.5/10Also action and adventure
Lupin is framed for the murder of Inspector Zenigata by a mysterious assailant holding a silver-coloured Walther P38 pistol Lupin himself once owned. Tracking the true killer leads Lupin to the island of the…
20
Kingdom 2: Far and Away (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also action and adventure
It follows a young man who dreams of becoming a general and Ying Zheng, whose goal is unification.