Legionnaire vs Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 5.8/10 for Legionnaire). Legionnaire is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 2h 14m. Legionnaire is the older of the two (1998 against 2012). Both are action, adventure, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Legionnaire
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins| Legionnaire | Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.8/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 1998 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 2h 14m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, History, War | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, History, War |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Peter MacDonald | Keishi Otomo |
| Main cast | David Hayman, Jim Carter, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Daniel Caltagirone, Jean-Claude Van Damme | Takeru Satoh, Yosuke Eguchi, Koji Kikkawa, Eiji Okuda, Go Ayano |
Synopsis
Legionnaire
Alain Lefevre is a boxer paid by a Marseille mobster to take a dive. When he wins the fight he attempts to flee to America with the mobster's girlfriend Katrina. This plan fails and he seeks escape by joining the foreign legion. As part of the legion he tangles with abusive lieutenant Steinkampf and bonds with legionnaires Luther, Mackintosh and Rosetti.
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.
Where to watch
Where to watch LegionnaireWhere to watch Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
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