Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai vs Schindler's List

Schindler's List has the higher audience score (8.6/10 against 7.2/10 for Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai). Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai is the shorter watch at 2h 8m compared with 3h 15m. Schindler's List is the older of the two (1993 against 2011). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai posterHara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai2011 VS Schindler's List posterSchindler's List1993
Hara-Kiri: Death of a SamuraiSchindler's List
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 8.6/10
Year20111993
Length2h 8m3h 15m
GenresDrama, HistoryDrama, History, War
Country–United States of America
DirectorTakashi MiikeSteven Spielberg
Main castHikari Mitsushima, Takehiro Hira, Naoto Takenaka, Koji Yakusho, Hirofumi AraiCaroline Goodall, Mark Ivanir, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley

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.

Schindler's List

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

Where to watch

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