Red Cliff vs Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 7.1/10 for Red Cliff). Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins is the shorter watch at 2h 14m compared with 2h 25m. Red Cliff is the older of the two (2008 against 2012). Both are action, adventure, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Red Cliff
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins| Red Cliff | Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 25m | 2h 14m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, History, War |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | John Woo | Keishi Otomo |
| Main cast | Chang Chen, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Shido Nakamura, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhao Wei | Takeru Satoh, Yosuke Eguchi, Koji Kikkawa, Eiji Okuda, Go Ayano |
Synopsis
Red Cliff
In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance.
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.
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