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13 Assassins
Take up your sword.
Take up your sword.
Action, Adventure, Drama - 2010
7.6
96%
84
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.
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Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
141 min
Release date:
9 Sep 2010
Country:
JP, GB
Languages:
Japanese
Budget:
$6,000,000
Revenue:
$17,555,141
Awards:
14 wins & 27 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

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,
2 Jun 2011
fresh:
Epic. Unforgettable. Relentless. Magnificently entertaining.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
2 Jun 2011
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,
9 Jun 2011
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,
10 Jun 2011
fresh:
Familiar though it may be, as samurai movies go, 13 Assassins" is a killer.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
10 Jun 2011
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