13 Assassins

13 Assassins

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

1963 · 125 min · ★ 7.5 · Adventure, Drama, Action

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.

Directed by Eiichi Kudō · Written by Kaneo Ikegami

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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
Akira Shioji Yahachi Horii
Kō Nishimura Kujuro Hirayama
Kanjūrō Arashi Saheita Kuranaga
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata Makino Tsuyoshi

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