Captain Kidd vs Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.2/10 for Captain Kidd). Captain Kidd is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 2h 14m. Captain Kidd is the older of the two (1945 against 2012). Both are action, adventure, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Captain KiddRurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
Audience score★ 6.2/10★ 7.5/10
Year19452012
Length1h 29m2h 14m
GenresAction, Adventure, HistoryAction, Adventure, Fantasy, History, War
Country–Japan
DirectorRowland V. LeeKeishi Otomo
Main castCharles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, Reginald Owen, John CarradineTakeru Satoh, Yosuke Eguchi, Koji Kikkawa, Eiji Okuda, Go Ayano

Synopsis

Captain Kidd

Cutthroat pirate William Kidd captures Admiral Blayne's treasure ship and hides the bounty in a cave. Three years later, Kidd, posing as a respectable merchant captain, offers his services to the King of England. Seeking a social position, Kidd also negotiates for Blayne's title and lands, provided he can prove Blayne was associated with piracy. Launched upon his royal mission, Kidd is unaware that Blayne's son Adam is among the crew…

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.

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