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Based on actual events that served as the inspiration for the 1963 film of the same name, Takashi Miike's 13 ASSASSINS follows a group of noble samurai as they seek to slay a tyrannical, politically connected lord before he seizes control of the entire country. Japan, 1844: as the era of the samurai winds to a close, a sadistic young lord uses his powerful political ties to commit heinous atrocities against the common people. Recognizing the dangers to both his country and its citizens should the lord manage to gain any more power, a concerned government official secretly recruits 13 of the most skilled swordsmen he can find to defeat the evil lord once and for all. But reaching their target won't be easy, because the elusive lord is constantly flanked by legions of fearless bodyguards. Realizing that the bodyguards would decimate his modest task force in a traditional battle, the assassins' leader (Koji Yakusho) lays an ingenious trap that will give his men the upper hand, and waits patiently for their prey to take the bait.Product Identifiers
ProducerTakahiro Ohno, Minami Ichikawa, Toichiro Shiraishi, Michihiko Umezawa
EAN5021866021409
eBay Product ID (ePID)102137294
Product Key Features
ActorTakayuki Yamada, Koji Yakusho, Yusuke Iseya
Film/TV Title13 Assassins
DirectorTakashi Miike
LanguageJapanese
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time126 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2011
FormatBlu-ray
FeaturesWidescreen, Interview with Takashi Miike\Deleted Scenes\Theatrical Trailer, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureJapan
ReviewsEmpire Magazine - A decent historical drama, with one of the best extended battle scenes [...] in recent memory., Guardian UK - Kinetic film-making of a high order., Variety - Wildly kinetic actioner possesses a cool classicism., Daily Telegraph - Pays off thrillingly with a virtuoso 45-minute bloodbath you won't easily forget.
ScreenwriterShoichiro Ikemiya, Takashi Miike, Daisuke Tengan
CinematographerNobuyasu Kita
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV Title13 Assassins
Consumer AdviceContains strong bloody violence