Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai vs Hero of the Red Light District
Hero of the Red Light District has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 7.2/10 for Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai). Hero of the Red Light District is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 2h 8m. Hero of the Red Light District is the older of the two (1960 against 2011). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Hero of the Red Light District| Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai | Hero of the Red Light District | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 1960 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 49m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Takashi Miike | Tomu Uchida |
| Main cast | Hikari Mitsushima, Takehiro Hira, Naoto Takenaka, Koji Yakusho, Hirofumi Arai | Harumi Matsukaze, Chiezo Kataoka, Isao Kimura, Shinnosuke Ogata, Yoshie Mizutani |
Synopsis
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
A tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the fate of his ronin son-in-law, setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord.
Hero of the Red Light District
A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring birthmark on his face. Even the courtesans in Yoshiwara refuse to entertain him, until an indentured peasant prostitute, Tamarazu, takes the unsavoury assignment and treats him with brash tenderness.
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