Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai vs Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.2/10 for Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai). Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai is the shorter watch at 1h 12m compared with 1h 27m. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion is the older of the two (1997 against 2009). Both are action, animation movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai posterMusashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai2009 VS Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion posterNeon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion1997
Musashi: The Dream of the Last SamuraiNeon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Audience score★ 6.2/10★ 8.3/10
Year20091997
Length1h 12m1h 27m
GenresAction, Animation, DocumentaryAction, Animation, Drama, Science Fiction
Country––
DirectorMizuho NishikuboHideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki
Main cast–Akira Ishida, Megumi Ogata, Koichi Yamadera, Megumi Hayashibara, Fumihiko Tachiki

Synopsis

Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai

The film’s story centers on Musashi Miyamoto, one of the most famous swordsmen in Japanese history. He pioneered the Hyouhou Niten Ichi-ryuu style of two-sword fighting and wrote “The Book of Five Rings,” a book that has been compared to Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” for its insight on tactics and strategy.

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is forced to decide the fate of humanity.

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