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Also known as Thirteen Assassins

2010 film by Takashi Miike

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13 Assassins is a 2010 Japanese and United Kingdom action drama film directed by Takashi Miike. The cast includes Kōji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Masachika Ichimura, and Yuma Ishigaki. Jeremy Thomas served as producer. The film is based on the work titled 十三人の刺客. It was distributed by Toho and Netflix in video on demand format.

The movie has a runtime of 141 minutes and carries the tagline "Take up your sword." It received review scores of 95%, 7.9/10, and 84/100, with an IMDb rating of 7.5. The production budget was 6000000, resulting in revenue of 17555141. Companies involved in the production include TOHO, Sedic International, Toei Studios Kyoto, OLM, and TV Asahi Music. The narrative is set in Japan and features keywords such as suicide, mission, assassin, and samurai.

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Film · TMDB

7.3

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.

Released: 2010-09-25141 minDir: Takashi MiikeAdventure, Drama, ActionBudget: $6.0MBox office: $17.6M

Cast

  • Koji Yakusho as Shinzaemon Shimada
  • Takayuki Yamada as Shinrokuro Shimada
  • Yūsuke Iseya as Koyata
  • Goro Inagaki as Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira
  • Kazue Fukiishi as Tsuya / Upashi
  • Hiroki Matsukata as Kuranaga

Themes

  • suicide
  • mission
  • japan
  • assassin
  • samurai
  • immortality
  • swordsman
  • massacre
  • battle
  • samurai sword

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Ratings

IMDb

7.5/10

71,882 votes

Year
2010
Runtime
141 min
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
Japanese
Based on
13 Assassins
Cast member
Arata Furuta
Narrative location
Japan
Duration
120
FilmAffinity ID
238356
Distribution format
video on demand
Official website
13assassins.jp
Image
13 Assassins Titel 2011.jpg
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publication date
2010-01-01
title
十三人の刺客
distributed by
Netflix
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
84/100
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