In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.
Keywords:
Japan
Assassin
Samurai
Based on manga
Jidaigeki
Shinsengumi
19th century
Meiji period
Bakumatsu
Ishin shishi
Movie tag line: "The Journey Begins."