13 Assassins (1963)
Original title: 十三人の刺客
A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.
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.
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Chiezo KataokaShinzaemon Shimada
Kōtarō SatomiShinrokuro Shimada
Kō NishimuraKujuro Hirayama
Ryōhei UchidaHanbei Onigashira
Tetsuro TambaDoi Ōkō Toshi
Kanjūrō ArashiSaheita Kuranaga
Satomi OkaKoen
Sumiko FujiKayo
Yuriko MishimaChiyo Makino
Kantarō SugaNaritsugu
Akira ShiojiYahachi Horii
Ryūnosuke TsukigataMakino TsuyoshiKeywords
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What is 13 Assassins about?
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.
How long is 13 Assassins?
13 Assassins has a runtime of 125 minutes.
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