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13 Assassins

2010 · 141 min

A slow-building pressure cooker that erupts into a long, muddy, exhilarating siege, somber and thrilling in equal measure.

Tagline
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.
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • power
  • corruption
  • loyalty
  • violence
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
adventure, drama, action
Directed by
Takashi Miike
Written by
Daisuke Tengan
Starring
Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yusuke Iseya, Goro Inagaki, Kazue Fukiishi, Hiroki Matsukata, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ikki Sawamura
Music
Koji Endo
Cinematography
Nobuyasu Kita
Runtime
141 min
Country
Japan, United Kingdom
Languages
Japanese

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