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73% Critic Match
13 Assassins
“Take up your sword.”
7.3 / 10• 2010• 2h 21m•R• Japanese
AdventureDramaAction
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Koji Yakusho
Shinzaemon Shimada
Lead
Takayuki Yamada
Shinrokuro Shimada
Yūsuke Iseya
Koyata
Goro Inagaki
Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira
Kazue Fukiishi
Tsuya / Upashi
Hiroki Matsukata
Kuranaga
Tsuyoshi Ihara
Kuzuro Hirayama
Ikki Sawamura
Gunziro Mitsuhasi
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Takashi Miike's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. 13 Assassins is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
