Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins vs The Poet and the Spy
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 5.2/10 for The Poet and the Spy). The Poet and the Spy is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 2h 14m. Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are action, adventure, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
The Poet and the Spy| Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins | The Poet and the Spy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 5.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h 14m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, History, War | Action, Adventure, Romance, War |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Keishi Otomo | Arnaldo Catinari |
| Main cast | Takeru Satoh, Yosuke Eguchi, Koji Kikkawa, Eiji Okuda, Go Ayano | Maurizio Lombardi, Daniele Paoloni, Nicolas Maupas, Valentina Romani, Riccardo Scamarcio |
Synopsis
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.
The Poet and the Spy
In 1919 Fiume, Russian spy Beatrice navigates political turmoil while protecting poet Gabriele D’Annunzio, entangling with an intelligence chief and a WWI deserter amid Italy’s revolutionary unrest.
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