70% Critic Match

13 Assassins

7.0 / 10• 1990• 1h 35m•NR• Japanese

ActionDramaHistoryTV Movie

Storyline

Gathering a band of 13, Inspector General Shmada Shinzaemon sets out on a death-defying journey to cut down the shogun’s half-brother, Matsudaira Naritsugu.

Cast & Crew

Tatsuya Nakadai

Shinzaemon Shimada

Lead

Ken Tanaka

—

Hisako Manda

—

Ikko Furuya

—

Masakane Yonekura

—

Isao Natsuyagi

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Tetsuro Tamba

—

Toru Masuoka

—

What People Are Saying

4.0

“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Takuji Tominaga's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”

— Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

4.0

“Every frame feels alive. 13 Assassins is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”

— Anthony Lane, The New Yorker

13 Assassins

7.0 / 10• 1990• 1h 35m•NR• Japanese

ActionDramaHistoryTV Movie

Storyline

Gathering a band of 13, Inspector General Shmada Shinzaemon sets out on a death-defying journey to cut down the shogun’s half-brother, Matsudaira Naritsugu.

Cast & Crew

Tatsuya Nakadai

Shinzaemon Shimada

Lead

Ken Tanaka

—

Hisako Manda

—

Ikko Furuya

—

Masakane Yonekura

—

Isao Natsuyagi

—

Tetsuro Tamba

—

Toru Masuoka

—

What People Are Saying

4.0

“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Takuji Tominaga's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”

— Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

4.0

“Every frame feels alive. 13 Assassins is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”

— Anthony Lane, The New Yorker

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