If you loved Snow on The Blades, try Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Action / Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to Snow on The Blades, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor is
You're a Shinsengumi recruit in feudal Japan, loyal to a shogun slipping from power. But imperial loyalists plot his demise, testing your honor. Sawashima films in widescreen, with rapid cuts. What remains after the final sword clash is brotherhood.
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