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13 Assassins (1963)
Directed by Eiichi Kudo
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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.
Length 125 minutes
Actors
Chiezô Kataoka | Kotaro Satomi | Ryôhei Uchida | Tetsurō Tamba | Satomi Oka | Sumiko Fuji | Yuriko Mishima | Kantarô Suga | Akira Shioji | Kô Nishimura | Kanjûrô Arashi | Ryûnosuke Tsukigata | Choichiro Kawarazaki | Michitarô Mizushima | Kunio Kaga | Seishiro Sawamura | Kusuo Abe | Shingo Yamashiro | Kôshirô Harada | Shunji Kasuga | Ushio Akashi | Eijirô Kataoka | Ryôsuke Kagawa | Shunya Wazaki | Hiroshi Mizuno | Otabe Michimaro | Tsukie Matsuura | Noboru Aihara | Masao Hori | Kinnosuke Takamatsu | Masaji Arikawa | Mitsugu Fujii | Ryôzô Tanaka | Kandô Arashi | Kunio Hikita | Kyônosuke Murai | Masuo Kamiki | Jun Harukawa | Ren Takahashi | Ryônosuke Doi | Masaru Fujiwara | Isamu Dobashi | Hiroshi Kasuga | Ryuji Kita
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/28/2018 | TV | DVD | Library | 0 stars |
| (Average) 0 stars |
Viewing Notes
Glad one of the libraries had this.
6 years ago
How was it? I’ve been meaning to hunt this down and watch it.
6 years ago
It’s great! Very interesting to view having already seen Miike’s take, which honestly is very true to this movie in the most of the story beats. The last 30+ minutes is the final battle. Of course this doesn’t have the some of the weirdness or hyper violence that Miike provides but it is still full on samurai action for its time. A lot of drama and political intrigue to work towards that finale but it’s all good. Definitely worth viewing. I’m gonna buy Miike’s remake and rewatch it.
6 years ago
I’ll probably add more of the cast bc it has a massive cast that should be recognized TMDb.