Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno vs Shogun's Samurai
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.9/10 for Shogun's Samurai). Shogun's Samurai is the shorter watch at 2h 10m compared with 2h 18m. Shogun's Samurai is the older of the two (1978 against 2014). Both are action, adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
Shogun's Samurai| Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno | Shogun's Samurai | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 1978 |
| Length | 2h 18m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | Action, Adventure, Drama |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Keishi Otomo | Kinji Fukasaku |
| Main cast | Takeru Satoh, Yosuke Eguchi, Tao Tsuchiya, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Min Tanaka | Hiroyuki Sanada, Sonny Chiba, Hideo Murota, Hiroki Matsukata, Isao Natsuyagi |
Synopsis
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
Kenshin has settled into his new life with Kaoru and his other friends when he is approached with a request from the Meiji government. Makoto Shishio, a former assassin like Kenshin, was betrayed, set on fire and left for dead. He survived, and is now in Kyoto, plotting with his gathered warriors to overthrow the new government. Against Kaoru's wishes, Kenshin reluctantly agrees to go to Kyoto and help keep his country from falling back into…
Shogun's Samurai
Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his respect. Iemitsu and his brother Tadanaga become bitter rivals for the shogunate, and the land is split into factions, eventually erupting into warfare. Iemitsu's mentor, his fencing instructor Yagyu, is fixated upon securing Iemitsu the…
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