Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning vs The Poet and the Spy
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning has the higher audience score (7.7/10 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 18m. Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning is the older of the two (2021 against 2026). Both are action, adventure, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
The Poet and the Spy| Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning | The Poet and the Spy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 5.2/10 |
| Year | 2021 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h 18m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance | Action, Adventure, Romance, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Keishi Otomo | Arnaldo Catinari |
| Main cast | Takeru Satoh, Towa Araki, Yosuke Eguchi, Masanobu Ando, Kazuki Kitamura | Maurizio Lombardi, Daniele Paoloni, Nicolas Maupas, Valentina Romani, Riccardo Scamarcio |
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.
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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