13 Assassins

"A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord."

1963 2h 5m JA

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7.4

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★7.5TMDB · 45★7.4IMDB · 1,073

AdventureDramaAction

Synopsis

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A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when one of his own vassals commits suicide to bring attention to the crime, the matter is quickly hushed up. Not only will there be no punishment, but because the Daimyo is the Shogun's younger brother, he will soon be appointed to a high political position from which he could wreak even more havoc. Convinced that the fate of the Shogunate hangs in the balance, a plot is hatched to assassinate the Daimyo. The two most brilliant strategic minds of their generation find themselves pitted against each other; one is tasked to defend a man he despises, and has a small army at his disposal. The other is given a suicide mission, and has 12 brave men. They are the 13 Assassins.

“A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.”

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Cast

Chiezo Kataoka
Shinzaemon Shimada
Kōtarō Satomi
Shinrokuro Shimada
Ryōhei Uchida
Hanbei Onigashira
Tetsuro Tamba
Doi Ōkō Toshi
Satomi Oka
Koen
Sumiko Fuji
Kayo
Yuriko Mishima
Chiyo Makino
Kantarō Suga
Naritsugu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eiichi Kudō
Writers: Kaneo Ikegami
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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63 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Kudo's Samurai Revolution Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eiichi Kudō, shot by Jūhei Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Akira Ifukube. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shintarō Miyamoto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Chiezo Kataoka and Kōtarō Satomi and Ryōhei Uchida carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0057212 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Eiichi Kudō directs. Jūhei Suzuki behind the camera. Akira Ifukube scores. Shintarō Miyamoto cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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163 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Kudo's Samurai Revolution Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Eiichi Kudō, shot by Jūhei Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Akira Ifukube. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Shintarō Miyamoto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Chiezo Kataoka and Kōtarō Satomi and Ryōhei Uchida carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.".
8IMDB entry: tt0057212 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 45 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "japan", "assassin", "samurai", "katana".
11Released under 10 different titles around the world.