THEME EXPLORATION

honor and betrayal

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood
1957 · Akira Kurosawa
Fast Charlie
Fast Charlie
2026 · Phillip Noyce
Three
Three
1965 · Tadashi Sawashima
Drunken Monkey
Drunken Monkey
2003 · Kar-leung Lau
Take a Hard Ride
Take a Hard Ride
1975 · Antonio Margheriti
Parker
Parker
2013 · Taylor Hackford
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974 · Kinji Fukasaku
Shaolin Hand Lock
Shaolin Hand Lock
1978 · Ho Meng-Hua
Storm Over the Nile
Storm Over the Nile
1955 · Terence Young
The Lost Bladesman
The Lost Bladesman
2011 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
Pressure Drop
Pressure Drop
2016 · Anonymous Fixture
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

His samurai films like 'Ran' and 'Throne of Blood' explore honor codes and betrayal within feudal hierarchies with tragic complexity.

 Sofia Coppola United States

The Godfather trilogy dissects honor, loyalty, and betrayal within crime families through morally ambiguous characters and shifting allegiances.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His philosophical films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' probe spiritual betrayal and the conflict between personal ideals and societal compromise.