13 Assassins (2011)

  • R
  • 03/30/2011 (US)
  • Adventure, Drama, Action
  • 2h 21m

Take up your sword.

Overview

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

Director

Daisuke Tengan

Writer

Kaneo Ikegami

Writer

Cast

Koji Yakusho's headshot

Koji Yakusho

Shinzaemon Shimada
Takayuki Yamada's headshot

Takayuki Yamada

Shinrokuro Shimada
Yûsuke Iseya's headshot

Yûsuke Iseya

Koyata
Goro Inagaki's headshot

Goro Inagaki

Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira
Kazue Fukiishi's headshot

Kazue Fukiishi

Tsuya / Upashi
Hiroki Matsukata's headshot

Hiroki Matsukata

Kuranaga
Tsuyoshi Ihara's headshot

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Kuzuro Hirayama
Ikki Sawamura's headshot

Ikki Sawamura

Gunziro Mitsuhasi

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