Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning vs Shogun's Samurai
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 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 2021). Both are action, adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
Shogun's Samurai| Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning | Shogun's Samurai | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2021 | 1978 |
| Length | 2h 18m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance | Action, Adventure, Drama |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Keishi Otomo | Kinji Fukasaku |
| Main cast | Takeru Satoh, Towa Araki, Yosuke Eguchi, Masanobu Ando, Kazuki Kitamura | Hiroyuki Sanada, Sonny Chiba, Hideo Murota, Hiroki Matsukata, Isao Natsuyagi |
Synopsis
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
Before he was a protector, Kenshin was a fearsome assassin known as Battosai. But when he meets gentle Tomoe Yukishiro, a beautiful young woman who carries a huge burden in her heart, his life will change forever.
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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