13 Assassins
Seen it?2010 | 141 min | Adventure, Drama, Action
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Critics loved it (95% on Rotten Tomatoes). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans. If you loved The Last Samurai or 300, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 21 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
95% on Rotten Tomatoes, 84 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.3 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
8 wins and 13 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$18 million worldwide on a $6 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 96K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Takashi Miike
- Koji YakushoShinzaemon Shimada
- Takayuki YamadaShinrokuro Shimada
- Yusuke IseyaKoyata
- Goro InagakiLord Naritsugu Matsudaira
- Kazue FukiishiTsuya / Upashi
- Hiroki MatsukataKuranaga
- Tsuyoshi IharaKuzuro Hirayama
- Ikki SawamuraGunziro Mitsuhasi
- Arata FurutaHeizo Sahara
- Sousuke TakaokaYasoyosi Hioki