13 Assassins
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13 Assassins (2010)

15
06/05/2011 (GB)
Adventure, Drama, Action
2h 21m

Take up your sword.

Overview

A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.

  • Takashi MiikeDirector
  • Daisuke TenganScreenplay
  • Original Title

    十三人の刺客

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

  • Budget

    $6,000,000

  • Revenue

    $17,555,141

Keywords

  • suicide
  • mission
  • japan
  • assassin
  • samurai
  • immortality
  • swordsman
  • massacre
  • battle
  • samurai sword
  • seppuku
  • code of honor
  • ronin
  • kimono
  • jidaigeki
  • edo period
  • warrior
  • 19th century
  • harakiri
  • bakumatsu

Top Billed Cast

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Shinzaemon Shimada

Takayuki Yamada

Takayuki Yamada

Shinrokuro Shimada

Yūsuke Iseya

Yūsuke Iseya

Koyata

Goro Inagaki

Goro Inagaki

Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira

Kazue Fukiishi

Kazue Fukiishi

Tsuya / Upashi

Hiroki Matsukata

Hiroki Matsukata

Kuranaga

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Kuzuro Hirayama

Ikki Sawamura

Ikki Sawamura

Gunziro Mitsuhasi

Arata Furuta

Arata Furuta

Heizo Sahara

Sousuke Takaoka

Sousuke Takaoka

Yasoyosi Hioki

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