Shinobi: Heart Under Blade vs The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.5/10 for Shinobi: Heart Under Blade). The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 47m. The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro is the older of the two (1989 against 2005). Both are action movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro| Shinobi: Heart Under Blade | The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 1989 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Action | Action, Drama |
| Country | – | Australia |
| Director | Ten Shimoyama | Robert L. Collins |
| Main cast | Yukie Nakama, Tak Sakaguchi, Kippei Shiina, Houka Kinoshita, Joe Odagiri | Lee Grant, Robert Mammone, Christina Pickles, E.G. Marshall, Barry Otto |
Synopsis
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
Even though Gennosuke and Oboro are from rival ninja villages, they are secretly in love. At an annual conference with the Lord, it is dictated that a competition--a fight to the death--will take place between the five best shinobi from each village. Gennosuke and Oboro's love is made even more impossible when they each got picked as the leader of the five to represent their respective villages.
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
The story of the hijacking of the Itallian liner Achille Lauro by four militants of the Palestine Liberation Front, in 1985, who demanded the release of several Palestinians incarcerated in Israeli prisoners. On their hands, lies the fate of several passengers, many Americans included and among them, Jewish American businessman Leon Klinghoffer.
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