Rurouni Kenshin: The Final vs Shogun's Samurai

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final 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 Final posterRurouni Kenshin: The Final2021 VS Shogun's Samurai posterShogun's Samurai1978
Rurouni Kenshin: The FinalShogun's Samurai
Audience score★ 7.7/10★ 6.9/10
Year20211978
Length2h 18m2h 10m
GenresAction, Adventure, Drama, HistoryAction, Adventure, Drama
Country––
DirectorKeishi OtomoKinji Fukasaku
Main castTakeru Satoh, Yosuke Eguchi, Tao Tsuchiya, Mackenyu, Kazuki KitamuraHiroyuki Sanada, Sonny Chiba, Hideo Murota, Hiroki Matsukata, Isao Natsuyagi

Synopsis

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

In 1879, Kenshin and his allies face their strongest enemy yet: his former brother-in-law Enishi Yukishiro and his minions, who've vowed their revenge.

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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