Fresh
Familiar though it may be, as samurai movies go, 13 Assassins" is a killer.
Tom Long, Detroit News
13 Assassins
Take up your sword.
2010 · 2h 21m · R
Action, Adventure, Drama
Directed by
Takashi Miike
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13 Assassins
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.
Director and cast
- Takashi Miike Director
- Koji Yakusho as Shinzaemon Shimada
- Takayuki Yamada as Shinrouko
- Yusuke Iseya as Koyata
- Goro Inagaki as Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira
- Kazue Fukiishi as Tsuya / Upashi
- Hiroki Matsukata as Kuranaga
- Tsuyoshi Ihara as Kuzuro Hirayama
- Ikki Sawamura as Gunziro Mitsuhasi
- Arata Furuta as Heizo Sahara
- Sousuke Takaoka Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
96%
Tomatometer
Fresh
This slam-bang remake of a 1963 feature by Eichi Kudo builds slowly, accumulating characters and themes, then explodes into a prolonged and masterful battle sequence inside a deserted town.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Fresh
One can pinpoint the exact moment when 13 Assassins transforms from vivid samurai drama to insane work of genius.
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
Fresh
Epic. Unforgettable. Relentless. Magnificently entertaining.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
Though 13 Assassins' setup could stand some tightening, it's all necessary prelude to a spectacular, action-packed final hour where all hell breaks loose and the streets and rooftops flow with blood.
Scott Tobias, AV Club
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