13 Assassins (2010)
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.
- Takashi Miike
- Daisuke Tengan
- Kaneo Ikegami
Rating: 7.3/10 by 1104 users
Alternative Title:
Jûsan-nin no shikaku - JP
Thirteen Assassins - GB
Trece asesinos - MX
殊死血战 - CN
Jūsannin no Shikaku - JP
Thirteen Assassins - US
13인의 자객 - KR
13 asesinos - ES
Country:
Japan
United Kingdom
Language:
日本語
Runtime: 02 hour 21 minutes
Budget: $6,000,000
Revenue: $17,555,141
Plot Keyword: suicide, mission, japan, assassin, samurai, immortality, swordsman, massacre, battle, samurai sword, seppuku, code of honor, ronin, kimono, jidaigeki, warrior, 19th century, harakiri, bakumatsu
Much predictable and brutal. Just some action movie in which 13 guys kill by hundreds ...
Takashi Miike excels at creating true horror from the internal darkness of humanity and this is clearly evident in his brutal depiction of the villain of this movie, Lord Naritsugu. Through this characterization he establishes a strong motivation for us to stick around and witness the epic 45 minute battle at the film's climax in our hope to see Naritsugu brought to justice. Period Japan is depicted in a fashion that appears competent and authentic and the climactic battle is satisfyingly crunchy and visceral. The story is simple and direct and Miike's deft hand spends the first half setting up a truly despicable, hate-able villain and the titular assassins and their heroic leader, Shinzaemon, then the second half delivering a very satisfying come-uppance in a relentless fury of action, blood and mud. Well worth watching if you like this sort of thing!
