300 vs Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 7.2/10 for 300). 300 is the shorter watch at 1h 56m compared with 2h 14m. 300 is the older of the two (2007 against 2012). Both are action, adventure, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
300
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins| 300 | Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 2h 14m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, War | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, History, War |
| Country | United States of America | Japan |
| Director | Zack Snyder | Keishi Otomo |
| Main cast | Dominic West, Michael Fassbender, Lena Headey, Gerard Butler, David Wenham | Takeru Satoh, Yosuke Eguchi, Koji Kikkawa, Eiji Okuda, Go Ayano |
Synopsis
300
Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band together against the Persians, and helped usher in the world's first democracy.
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.
Where to watch
Where to watch 300Where to watch Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
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