If you loved The Last Ronin, try Snow on The Blades

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 Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Last Ronin, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Snow on The Blades is

You guard the shogun's minister in 1860 Japan, but the mission fails and shame sets in, and then a 13-year pursuit begins. The director sets this tale against a backdrop of Japan's shifting era.

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