If you loved The Amputee, try The Assassination of Ryoma

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. The Assassination of Ryoma has roughly 8.4× fewer votes than The Amputee — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the cerebral, slow burn mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Amputee, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Assassination of Ryoma is

Here's a film that finds a lighter side to political murder. It follows Sakamoto Ryoma in the lead-up to his assassination, as he attempts to unite warring clans. The film succeeds as a wry look at a serious subject, but perhaps not as history.

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