Rurouni Kenshin: watch order

The movies in the series, sorted by release date. Total runtime: 11 h 23 min. Collection of the live-action adaptation of the Rurouni Kenshin comic series.

1. 
   Movie 1

   Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)

   2 h 14 min · ★ 7.5

   In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.

2. 
   Movie 2

   Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)

   2 h 18 min · ★ 7.6

   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…

3. 
   Movie 3

   Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends (2014)

   2 h 15 min · ★ 7.7

   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.

4. 
   Movie 4

   Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)

   2 h 18 min · ★ 7.7

   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.

5. 
   Movie 5

   Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)

   2 h 18 min · ★ 7.7

   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.