Lionheart vs Samurai Detective Onihei: True Master
Samurai Detective Onihei: True Master has the higher audience score (9.3/10 against 6.6/10 for Lionheart). Lionheart is the older of the two (1990 against 2024). Both are action movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Lionheart | Samurai Detective Onihei: True Master | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 9.3/10 |
| Year | 1990 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 45m | – |
| Genres | Action | Action, TV Movie |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Sheldon Lettich | Tomohiko Yamashita |
| Main cast | Ashley Johnson, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Harrison Page, Lisa Pelikan, Deborah Rennard | Kazuki Namioka, Tokio Emoto, Isao Hashizume, Yuri Nakamura, Soko Wada |
Synopsis
Lionheart
Lyon Gaultier is a deserter in the Foreign Legion arriving in the USA entirely hard up. He finds his brother between life and death and his sister-in-law without the money needed to heal her husband and to maintain her child. To earn the money needed, Gaultier decides to take part in some very dangerous clandestine fights.
Samurai Detective Onihei: True Master
The story follows detective Heizo, played by Koshiro Matsumoto, who investigates Tanbei Chigashira, a notorious thief. Kumehachi, a former member of Tanbei's gang, claims that their former leader is an impostor. The real Tanbei Chigashira followed three strict rules: do not kill, do not rape women, and do not steal from the poor.
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