Shogun's Samurai vs Touching the Void
Touching the Void has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.9/10 for Shogun's Samurai). Touching the Void is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 2h 10m. Shogun's Samurai is the older of the two (1978 against 2003). Both are action, adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Shogun's Samurai
Touching the Void| Shogun's Samurai | Touching the Void | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 1978 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama | Action, Adventure, Documentary, Drama |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Kinji Fukasaku | Kevin Macdonald |
| Main cast | Hiroyuki Sanada, Sonny Chiba, Hideo Murota, Hiroki Matsukata, Isao Natsuyagi | Nicholas Aaron, Brendan Mackey, Ollie Ryall, Joe Simpson, Richard Hawking |
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…
Touching the Void
The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
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