Picture Bride vs Special Unit - The First Murder
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.5/10 for Picture Bride). Picture Bride is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 2h 5m. Picture Bride is the older of the two (1995 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Picture Bride
Special Unit - The First Murder| Picture Bride | Special Unit - The First Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 1995 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 34m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Crime, Drama, History |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Kayo Hatta | Christoffer Boe |
| Main cast | Youki Kudoh, Akira Takayama, Tamlyn Tomita, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Toshirō Mifune | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt |
Synopsis
Picture Bride
Riyo, an orphaned 17-year old, sails from Yokohama to Hawaii in 1918 to marry Matsuji, a man she has never met. Hoping to escape a troubled past and start anew, Riyo is bitterly disappointed upon her arrival: her husband is twice her age. The miserable girl finds solace with her new friend Kana, a young mother who helps Riyo accept her new life.
Special Unit - The First Murder
Denmark in 1927. The ambitious police officer Otto Himmelstrup leads the newly formed Special Unit, which is tasked with assisting local police in solving particularly difficult crimes. When a body is found in a burnt-out summer house in Esbjerg, Otto and his team begin to unravel an unusual murder mystery, revealing power struggles and corruption among the city’s elite. The closer the unit gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes…
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