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The Revolt (1962)
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Original name: 天草四郎時貞
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In the year 1637 in Shimabara of Tokugawa-era Japan, oppressed peasant Christians revolt against the shogunate with the aid of a charismatic Christian rebel leader Shiro Amakusa.
Style:
tense, grim, art house, period drama
Plot:
oppression, samurai, rebellion, japanese history, religious conflict, sacrifice, tragedy, social justice, samurai era, idealism, martyrdom, desperation, national identity, painter, torture, revolt, swordplay, fight, hunger, poverty, ronin, revolutionary, edo period, tax collector, rebel leader ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
japan
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Most similar movies to The Revolt
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, period drama, bleak and historical drama films with plots about betrayal, biopic, samurai, sacrifice, japanese history, tragedy and rebellion mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like The Revolt: Coup d'Etat (1973), Shinsengumi! (2004), Death of a Tea Master (1989), Rikyu (1989), Silence (1971). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A freestyle biopic of Ikki Kita, the ultranationalist intellectual whose ideas inspired the failed military coup in 1936.
Style:
historical drama, political thriller, period piece, thought provoking, tense ...
Plot:
japanese history, military coup, biopic, revolutionary, nationalism, violence, authoritarianism, assassination attempt, power struggle, anti establishment, fanaticism, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
1930s, year 1936
Place:
japan
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Emperor, Japan restlessly awaits the dawning of a new age. But not all are content...The Shinsengumi, a small army of samurai, farmers and peasants, ...
Style:
historical drama, grim, melancholic, jidai geki, period drama
Plot:
samurai, japanese history, tokugawa shogunate, medieval, edo period, sword fight, honor, loyalty, samurai sword, martial arts, betrayal, feudal japan ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
japan, kyoto japan
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Shinsengumi! is a Taiga drama television series produced by Japanese broadcaster NHK. It was a popular drama about the Shinsengumi, a Japanese special police force from the Bakumatsu period.
Style:
historical drama, captivating, tense, exciting, period piece ...
Plot:
samurai, edo period, fight for supremacy, battles, ronin, warrior, fight, showdown, war, samurai era, power struggle, loyalty ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Years after the death of legendary tea master Rikyu, his disciple Honkakubo attempts to resolve the mystery of the master's death.
Style:
art house, meditative, jidai geki, period drama, f word
Plot:
ritual, philosophy, samurai, flashback, biopic, spirituality, memory, minimalism, legacy, political intrigue, samurai era, visionary ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
57%
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912
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Late in the 1500s, an aging tea master teaches the way of tea to a headstrong Shogun. Through force of will and courageous fighting, Hideyoshi becomes Japan's most powerful warlord, unifying the country. Rikyu, through the tea ceremony and ...
Style:
contemplative, captivating, realistic, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
samurai, medieval, painting, painter, art, clan, great ending, buddhism, samurai sword, old man, biopic, tradition ...
Time:
medieval times, 16th century
Place:
japan, china, korea, asia
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Christianity and search for their mentor.
Style:
existential, spiritual, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
tokugawa shogunate, samurai, christianity, samurai sword, nativity, edo period, mental disorder, catholic, time machine, spirit, religious persecution, danger ...
Time:
17th century, year 1971, middle ages
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
53%
133
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
A film about the actions of the Metis rebel leader who opposed the Canadian government in two seperate rebellions. (Taken from the imdb page)
Style:
historical drama, period piece, bleak, educational, tense ...
Plot:
rebellion, biopic, political conflict, prairie, resistance, ethnic conflict, oppression, colonialism, rebel leader, sacrifice, revolution, tragic hero ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In 1839, months after the British army has repressed the insurrection of the Patriots, hundreds of rebels rot in prison. The morning of February 14, Marie-Thomas Chevalier De Lorimier and Charles Hindelang learn that they will be hung in 24 hours, ...
Style:
bleak, grim, tense, reflective, educational ...
Plot:
death sentence, execution, prison, tragedy, injustice, political oppression, british colonialism, rebellion, sacrifice, revolt, grief, mourning ...
Time:
19th century, 1830s
Place:
quebec
Similarity:
49%
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Bilkis Banu lost her husband Hasan on the night of 25th March 1971. She tries to forget him and concentrate on the urban guerrilla movements of Dhaka with Altaf Mahmud, Shahadat, Mrs Khan and many more. But when spies and the razakars inform them, ...
Style:
political, bleak, emotional, grim, tense ...
Plot:
bangladesh liberation war, brutality, resistance, sacrifice, realism, guerilla warfare, underground movement, oppression, nationalism, female protagonist, escape, trauma ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A dedicated artist from Russian Georgia struggles to get recognition.
Style:
melancholic, emotional, meditative, lyrical, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
painter, art, painting, artist, art history, biopic, poverty, tragedy, starvation, loneliness, tragic hero, sacrifice ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
soviet union, russia
Similarity:
46%
41K
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
When a warlord dies, a peasant thief is called upon to impersonate him, in order to protect his clan from appearing weak and vulnerable. But he finds himself haunted by the warlord’s spirit as well as his own ambitions.
Style:
costume drama, cerebral, visually stunning, jidai geki, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
samurai, medieval, japanese history, battles, martial arts, warrior, warlord, doppelganger, death, emperor, samurai sword, feudal japan ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times, year 1980, 18th century
Place:
japan, east asia, asia, tokyo, india
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Story of the last three days in the life of Sakamoto Ryoma (1836-1867), imperial loyalist who tried to unite the Choshu and Satsuma clans and prepared the way for the Meiji Restoration (1868).
Style:
intense, ironic, melancholic, art house, bleak ...
Plot:
samurai, assassination, conspiracy, historical figure, feudal japan, political intrigue, biopic, betrayal, revolution, character study, nationalism, swordplay ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
44%
394
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Ryōmaden is the 49th NHK Taiga drama. It was shown on NHK from January 3 to November 28, 2010 spanning 48 episodes. The story centers on the life of 19th-century Japanese historical figures Iwasaki Yatarō and Sakamoto Ryōma. It has been announced ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, captivating, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
samurai, political intrigue, power struggle, historical figure, biopic, fight, historical character, competitor, intrigue, life philosophy, jealousy, edo period ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Fūrin Kazan was the 46th NHK Taiga drama beginning on January 7, 2007. It was aired throughout 2007.
The four characters from left to right are wind, woods, fire, and mountain. The title is a reference to the war banner used by Takeda Shingen, ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, philosophical, educational ...
Plot:
samurai, warrior, ronin, japanese history, fight for supremacy, power struggle, historical event, siege, strategy, battles, fight, intrigue ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times
Place:
japan
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Mexico
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Analytical view of one of the least reported conflicts of national cinema: the Cristero movement that developed in the regions of western Mexico between 1926 and 1929, highlighting the inability to be faithful to both the Church and the State.
Style:
serious, historical drama, thought provoking, period piece, bleak ...
Plot:
mexican revolution, religious conflict, moral dilemma, mexican history, sacrifice, social commentary, power struggle, national identity, political repression, small town, martyrdom, class conflict ...
Time:
1920s
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Italy, USA, Switzerland, Germany
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
The narrative unfolds in the 14th Century, when the European nations vie for supremacy within the Holy Roman Empire. The ambitious Austrian Empire, desiring more land, invades neighbouring Switzerland, a serene and pastoral nation. Protagonist ...
Style:
tense, bleak, suspenseful, pastoral, epic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
medieval, tyranny, oppression, archery, resistance, rebellion, loyalty, sacrifice, invasion, feudalism, honor, patriotism ...
Time:
14th century, medieval times
Place:
switzerland, austria
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Mexico
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Memories of the Future
Style:
allegory, art house, melancholic, intense, tense ...
Plot:
betrayal, love triangle, religious conflict, literary, forbidden love, passion, desire, jealousy, social commentary, seduction, lust, symbolism ...
Time:
1920s
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Biography, History, War
Country: France
Story:
The story of Jean Moulin, a French civil servant and resistant who succeeded in unifying the main networks of the French Resistance in World War II, and who served as the first President of the National Council of the Resistance during the German ...
Style:
tense, bleak, poignant, educational, suspenseful ...
Plot:
heroism, biopic, resistance movement, nazi germany, world war two, sacrifice, occupation, french resistance, patriotism, leadership, martyrdom, interrogation ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
france, paris france
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The last year of Ryotaro Shiba's life, as he tried to achieve peace and independence without joining the armies of East and West.
Style:
historical drama, thrilling, captivating, serious, melancholic ...
Plot:
samurai era, feudal japan, honor, loyalty, army, fight, emperor, empire, warrior, historical figure, ninja warrior, japanese army ...
Time:
1860s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Iran
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
The story of Imam Hossein's battle in Karbala, an unfair war which made one the most important effects in Islam history.
Style:
historical drama, disturbing, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
arabic history, arab culture, arab, islam, civil war, martyrdom, warrior, fight, historical event, battles, faith, muslim ...
Time:
7th century
Place:
iran
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
In the year 1600, a battle determines the future ruler for Japan and the beginning of the rise of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, thought provoking, tense, sentimental ...
Plot:
shogun, japanese history, female ninja, medieval, ninja, betrayal, employer employee relationship, death sentence, employer, murder, slavery, japanese girl ...
Time:
medieval times, 17th century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A samurai Sakunosuke gets an order from clan chamberlain to kill another samurai who is married with his own younger sister. As a loyal samurai he has to accept the mission even though he has inner conflicts.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological, melancholic ...
Plot:
samurai, moral dilemma, honor, loyalty, duty, conflict, sibling relationship, medieval, battles, samurai era, fight, murderer ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Kanichiro Yoshimura is a Samurai and Family man who can no longer support his wife and children on the the low pay he receives from his small town clan, he is forced by the love for his family to leave for the city in search of higher pay to support ...
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, realistic, bleak, serious ...
Plot:
samurai, japanese history, sword fight, tragic hero, human spirit, life is a bitch, political unrest, duel, emperor, martial arts, unfulfillment, hopes ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Soviet Union, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The tragic story of the life of revolutionary and romantic Nikolai Bukharin and his failed attempt to refute the charges against him. In parallel with the trial of Nikolai Bukharin, the whole life of this amazing man, who was ready to die for his ...
Style:
bleak, melancholic, tense, intellectual, grim ...
Plot:
repression, biopic, political persecution, tragedy, courtroom, historical figure, idealism, ideology, communism, totalitarianism, trial, revolutionary ...
Time:
20th century, year 1936
Place:
soviet union, eastern europe, moscow russia
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Thailand
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The Moonhunter tells a true story of two young Thai revolutionaries. Seksan Prasertkul, a fearless student leader, who, in October 1973, commanded the biggest mass demonstration in modern Thai history. The event led to a popular uprising that ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, political, tragic
Plot:
military dictatorship, activism, political violence, student protest, assassination, sacrifice, repression, civil unrest, underground movement, cold war era, military, politics ...
Time:
70s, year 1973
Place:
thailand, bangkok thailand
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: France
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
History buffs will glory in the riches of Louis, Enfant Roi, others will perhaps find this complex story of intrigues and betrayals in the court of the young king tough sledding. When Louis the Fourteenth (1638-1715) was born, the power of ...
Style:
historical drama, period drama, baroque
Plot:
french history, royalty, king of france, palace intrigue, monarch, french royalty, historical event, royal family, brothel, bare chested male, male pubic hair, regent ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
france
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
[Period covered: 1614-1615] 4th film in the shinobi no mono series Tokugawa Ieyasu is now the ruler of all Japan. But one last loose thread must be tied up before his domination is complete -- the destruction of the Toyotomi clan, now beseiged in ...
Style:
tense, period piece, historical drama, suspenseful, grim ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ninja, samurai, swordplay, siege, medieval, ruse, feudal japan, power struggle, castle, espionage, political intrigue, betrayal ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope with the consequences of deposing King Charles I.
Style:
captivating, talky, serious, costume drama, realistic ...
Plot:
political intrigue, medieval, rebelliousness, intrigue, politics, royalty, rivalry, betrayal, revolution, state affairs, political unrest, torture ...
Time:
17th century, middle ages, ancient times
Place:
britain
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Soviet Union, East Germany
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The years of the tsar’s adolescence and youth were permeated with deadly danger coming from some of the Boyars, the rebellious Streltsy and Tsarevna Sophia who aspired for power. But already at that early time Peter demonstrates a profound, bright ...
Style:
serious, dramatic, tense, epic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
russian empire, russian history, prince, youth, czar, ambition, leadership, power struggle, palace intrigue, character study, courage, coming of age ...
Time:
18th century, 17th century
Place:
russia
Similarity:
30%
184
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
This film is one of the most popular pictures of Slovak cinema and relates the story about the legendary folk hero and brigand Juro Jánošík [1688-1713] and the social situation in Slovakia of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The first part ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece
Plot:
execution, biopic, folklore, folk hero, class conflict, rebellion, national identity, feudalism, social injustice, outsider, sacrifice, hanging ...
Time:
18th century, 17th century, 16th century
Place:
slovakia
Similarity:
29%
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