Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai vs The Best of Youth
The Best of Youth has the higher audience score (8.1/10 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 6h 7m. The Best of Youth is the older of the two (2003 against 2011). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
The Best of Youth| Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai | The Best of Youth | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 6h 7m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Takashi Miike | Marco Tullio Giordana |
| Main cast | Hikari Mitsushima, Takehiro Hira, Naoto Takenaka, Koji Yakusho, Hirofumi Arai | Luigi Lo Cascio, Jasmine Trinca, Andrea Tidona, Claudio Gioè, Riccardo Scamarcio |
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.
The Best of Youth
After a fateful encounter in the summer of 1966, the lifepaths of two brothers from a middle-class Roman family diverge, intersecting with some of the most significant events of postwar Italian history in the following decades.
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