Curse of the Golden Flower vs Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno

Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.8/10 for Curse of the Golden Flower). Curse of the Golden Flower is the shorter watch at 1h 54m compared with 2h 18m. Curse of the Golden Flower is the older of the two (2006 against 2014). Both are action, drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Curse of the Golden Flower posterCurse of the Golden Flower2006 VS Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno posterRurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno2014
Curse of the Golden FlowerRurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
Audience score★ 6.8/10★ 7.6/10
Year20062014
Length1h 54m2h 18m
GenresAction, Drama, FantasyAction, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country––
DirectorZhang YimouKeishi Otomo
Main castChow Yun-Fat, Qin Junjie, Gong Li, Ni Dahong, Jay ChouTakeru Satoh, Yosuke Eguchi, Tao Tsuchiya, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Min Tanaka

Synopsis

Curse of the Golden Flower

During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.

Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno

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 for dead. He survived, and is now in Kyoto, plotting with his gathered warriors to overthrow the new government. Against Kaoru's wishes, Kenshin reluctantly agrees to go to Kyoto and help keep his country from falling back into…

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