Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai vs War and Music
War and Music has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.2/10 for Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai). Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai is the older of the two (2011 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai | War and Music | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 8m | – |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | Russia |
| Director | Takashi Miike | Sarik Andreasyan |
| Main cast | Hikari Mitsushima, Takehiro Hira, Naoto Takenaka, Koji Yakusho, Hirofumi Arai | Nicholay Kovbas, Michael Janibekyan, David Mkhitarel, Sergey Melkonyan, David Kotov-Oganesyan |
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.
War and Music
The war burst into the peaceful life of three friends suddenly, forever changing their destinies. Each of them went to the front, leaving the most valuable things at home in order to fight for this most valuable thing. Surprisingly, they are helped to survive in this fiery hell of battles with fascism, music. Taking musical instruments with them, friends play to maintain the morale of fellow soldiers, as well as to compose the leitmotif of…
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