My Way vs The Last Samurai

My Way has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.6/10 for The Last Samurai). My Way is the shorter watch at 2h 17m compared with 2h 34m. The Last Samurai is the older of the two (2003 against 2011). Both are action, drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.

My Way posterMy Way2011 VS The Last Samurai posterThe Last Samurai2003
My WayThe Last Samurai
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 7.6/10
Year20112003
Length2h 17m2h 34m
GenresAction, Drama, History, WarAction, Drama, War
Country–United States of America
DirectorKang Je-kyuEdward Zwick
Main castKim In-kwon, Jang Dong-gun, Taro Yamamoto, Kim Hie-won, Fan BingbingTony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Timothy Spall, Tom Cruise, William Atherton

Synopsis

My Way

During the invasion of Normandy the photograph of a slim Korean man in German uniform was found. It transpired that the man had served as a soldier in the Japanese, Russian and German armies. His incredible story inspired director Kang Je-Gyu to create this epic war drama.

The Last Samurai

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.

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