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Rurouni Kenshin: The Movie

1997 · 91 min · Director: Tsuji Hajiki, Hatsuki Tsuji ★ IMDb 7.3 · 3,100 ratings

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The war against the Tokugawa Shogunate ended years ago. But there are some who are not happy with the outcome. Takimi Shigure watched his friends and family get cut down in the name of freedom and prosperity. Now he and a band of desperate rebels have sworn to settle one final score. Only one man stands in their way: Kenshin Himura. But when Shigure discovers Kenshin's true identity as the Hitokiri Battosai, his fight becomes a personal vendetta.

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Rurouni Kenshin: The Movie (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Tension 25%, Sadness 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Action, Animation. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Hope

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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 63 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension45 %40 %8 %20 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Tension46 %41 %14 %21 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Tension46 %41 %18 %20 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Sadness51 %36 %36 %34 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Sadness60 %35 %53 %50 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Tension56 %43 %40 %41 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Tension53 %50 %29 %31 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Tension59 %56 %34 %38 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Tension64 %63 %33 %41 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Tension70 %70 %24 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Tension80 %78 %35 %43 %
62.5 %≈ 57′Sadness81 %76 %53 %53 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Tension75 %71 %48 %51 %
72.5 %≈ 66′Tension76 %74 %41 %49 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Tension80 %75 %46 %54 %
82.5 %≈ 75′Sadness81 %73 %60 %64 %
87.5 %≈ 80′Tension81 %66 %65 %66 %
92.5 %≈ 84′Relief74 %39 %54 %57 %
97.5 %≈ 89′Hope67 %12 %48 %52 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

MS
Mayo Suzukaze

SW
Shanon Weaver

MF
Miki Fujitani

Yuji Ueda

Sanosuke Sagara

MT
Mîna Tominaga

Yahiko Myôjin

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Hajime Saitô

HY
Hiroshi Yanaka

Tsunan Tsukioka

HK
Holly Kaneko

Aritomo Yamagata

KS
Katsuya Shiga

Toshiyoshi Kawaji

KY
Kaori Yuasa

Ayame

NN
Noriko Namiki

Suzume

Kazuhiko Inoue

Takimi Shigure

JK
Jûrôta Kosugi

Eibin Tamono

Takehito Koyasu

Sadashirô Kajiki

Yûko Miyamura

Toki Takatsuki

Nozomu Sasaki

Gentatsu Takatsuki

Kappei Yamaguchi

Yasuharu Musashino

MU
Makoto Ueki

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Details

Directed by
Tsuji Hajiki, Hatsuki Tsuji
Written by
Nobuhiro Watsuki, Yukiyoshi Ôhashi
Type
Animation
Released
1997
Runtime
91 min
Country
Japan
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 3,100 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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