Shogun's Samurai vs The Tiger

The Tiger 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 19m. Shogun's Samurai is the older of the two (1978 against 2015). Both are action, adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Shogun's Samurai posterShogun's Samurai1978 VS The Tiger posterThe Tiger2015
Shogun's SamuraiThe Tiger
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 7.7/10
Year19782015
Length2h 10m2h 19m
GenresAction, Adventure, DramaAction, Adventure, Drama, History
Country––
DirectorKinji FukasakuPark Hoon-jung
Main castHiroyuki Sanada, Sonny Chiba, Hideo Murota, Hiroki Matsukata, Isao NatsuyagiJeong Man-sik, Sung Yu-been, Choi Min-sik, Lee Na-ra, Jung Ji-so

Synopsis

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…

The Tiger

In 1925 Korea, Japanese rulers demand the last remaining tiger be killed. The tiger easily defeats his pursuers until a legendary hunter takes him on.

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