The Battleship Island vs The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7.2/10 for The Battleship Island). The Battleship Island is the shorter watch at 2h 12m compared with 2h 34m. The Last Samurai is the older of the two (2003 against 2017). Both are action, drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Battleship Island
The Last Samurai| The Battleship Island | The Last Samurai | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 12m | 2h 34m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, History, War | Action, Drama, War |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Ryoo Seung-wan | Edward Zwick |
| Main cast | Song Joong-ki, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Kyung-young, So Ji-sub, Hwang Jung-min | Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Timothy Spall, Tom Cruise, William Atherton |
Synopsis
The Battleship Island
During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island 'Hashima Island' to mine for coal, attempt to escape.
The Last Samurai
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
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