13 Assassins (2010-Japanese Movie)

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Movie: 13 Assassins
Romaji: Juusan-nin no shikaku / 13nin no Shikaku
Japanese: 十三人の刺客
Director: Takashi Miike
Writer: Daisuke Tengan, Kaneo Ikegami
Producer: Minami Ichikawa, Toichiro Shiraishi
Cinematographer: Nobuyasu Kita
World Premiere: September 9, 2010 (Venice Film Festival)
Release Date: September 25, 2010
Runtime: 141 min.
Genre: Action
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

In late Edo period of Japan, a vassal of the Akashi Domain named Tosho Mamiya (Masaaki Uchino ) commits suicide in front of the gate of Roju, the family of Lord Doi (Mikijiro Hira). By his suicide, he accuses the lord of Akashi Domain, Naritsugu Matsudaira (Goro Inagaki), with committing atrocities like murder & rape. Naritsugu Matsudaira, who is the younger brother of the shogun Ieyoshi, is set to become the Roju next year. The Shogun clan becomes disturbed by the case and believes the country's stability & peace is threatened by Naritsugu Matsudaira. Lord Doi then decides to assassinate Naritsugu Matsudaira and orders samurai Shinzaemon Shimada (Koji Yakusho) to carry out the deed.

Shinzaemon Shimada gathers eleven men, including a butcher ronin named Kuzuro Hirayama (Tsuyoshi Ihara) & Shinzaemon Shimada's own nephew Shinrokuro Shimada (Takayuki Yamada), who is a gambler, alcoholic and womanizer. As their plan progresses, Naritsugu Matsudaira's head samurai Hanbei Onigashira (Masachika Ichimura) hears of the assassinaton plan. Years ago, Hanbei Onigashira & Shinzaemon Shimada were fellow pupils of the sword, but ideological differences led them to part ways. Now, a mental battle between Hanbei Onigashira & Shinzaemon Shimada begins.

Shinzaemon Shimada believes the only way to assassinate Naritsugu Matsudaira is to ambush him in the town of Ochlai, while he is returning home from Edo. The assassins are dispatched to Ochlai to fortify the town and lay traps. During this time the assasins pick up a 13th member, a mountain man named Koyata Saga (Yusuke Iseya).

When the 13 assassins' plan is set to begin, they encounter many surprises, none of which is bigger than facing an army of more than 200 samurais ...

Notes

Remake of the 1963 film "The Thirteen Assassins".
Related titles:
1. The Thirteen Assassins | Juusan-nin no shikaku (1963)

Cast



Koji Yakusho	Takayuki Yamada	Yusuke Iseya	Hiroki Matsukata	Tsuyoshi Ihara	Ikki Sawamura
Shinzaemon Shimada	Shinrokuro Shimada	Koyata Saga	Hidariheita Kurahisasi	Kuzuro Hirayama	Gunziro Mitsuhasi



Arata Furuta	Sousuke Takaoka	Seiji Rokkaku	Kazuki Namioka	Koen Kondo	Yuma Ishigaki
Heizo Sahara	Yasoyosi Hioki	Mosuke Otake	Rihei Ishizuka	Yahachi Horii	Gennai Higuchi



Masataka Kubota	Masachika Ichimura	Goro Inagaki	Koshiro Matsumoto	Masaaki Uchino	Ken Mitsuishi
Shoziro Ogura	Hanbei Onigashira	Naritsugu Matsudaira	Yukie Makino	Tosho Mamiya	Zoudayu Asakawa



Ittoku Kishibe	Mikijiro Hira	Kazue Fukiishi	Mitsuki Tanimura	Takumi Saito	Shinnosuke Abe
Yatokube Sanshu	Lord Doi	Otsuya / Opashi	Chiyo Makino	Uneme Makino	Minamotosiro Ideguchi

Additional Cast Members:

Meguru Kato

Trailers

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Film Festivals

2010 (67th) Venice Film Festival - September 1-11 - Venezia 67 (Competition) *World Premiere
2010 (35th) Toronto International Film Festival - September 9-19 - Masters *North American Premiere
2010 (6th) Fantastic Fest - September 23-30
2010 (29th) Vancouver International Film Festival - Sept. 30-Oct. 15 - Dragons and Tigers
2010 (15th) Pusan International Film Festival - October 7-15 - A Window on Asian Cinema
2010 (43rd) Sitges Film Festival - October 7-14 - Official Fantàstic in compettition
2010 (54th) BFI London Film Festival - October 13-28 - Film on the Square
2010 (24th) AFI FEST - October 28-November 5, 2010
2011 (40th) International Film Festival Rotterdam - January 26-Feb. 6 - Spectrum
2011 (6th) Osaka Asian Film Festival - March 5-13, 2011 - Osaka Cinema Festival 2011
2011 (13th) Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema - April 6-17, 2011 - Panorama: Late Night
2011 (29th) Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival - April 7-19, 2011 - Official Selection
2011 (27th) Imagine: Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival - April 13-23, 2011
2011 (54th) San Francisco International Film Festival - April 21-May 5, 2011 - World Cinema
2011 (12th) Japan Filmfest Hamburg - May 25-29, 2011 - Osaka
2011 (9th) Reggio Emilia: Asian Film Festival - June 11-18, 2011 - Out of Competition
2011 (10th) New York Asian Film Festival - July 1-14, 2011 *New York Premiere
2011 (15th) Fantasia Film Festival - July 14-August 7, 2011 *Montreal Premiere/Director's Cut
2012 (36th) Hong Kong International Film Festival - March 21-April 5, 20112 - Gala Presentation

Awards

2010 (43rd) Sitges Film Festival - October 7-14, 2010
- "Best Production Design" (Yuji Hayashida)
2010 (23rd) Nikkan Sports Film Awards - December 28, 2010
- "Best Director"
- "Best Supporting Actor" (Goro Inagaki)
2010 (65th) Mainichi Film Awards - January 17, 2011
- "Best Director"
- "Best Supporting Actor" (Goro Inagaki)
- "Best Sound" (Jun Okamura)
2011 (32nd) Yokohama Film Festival - February 6, 2011
- "Best Film"
- "Best Director"
- "Best Screenplay"
2011 (34th) Japan Academy Prize - February 18, 2011
- "Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography" (Nobuyasu Kita)
- "Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction" (Yoshiya Watanabe)
- "Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction" (Yuji Hayashida)
- "Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording" (Jun Nakamura)
2011 (5th) Asian Film Awards - March 21, 2011
- "Best Production Design" (Yuji Hayashida)
2011 (15th) Fantasia Film Festival - July 14-August 7, 2011
- "Audience Awards - Best Asian Feature"

Comments

Comment #2
roshni Says:
Feb 18 2012 3:49 am

awesome movie.
Comment #1
dov chernok Says:
Jan 17 2012 6:25 am

supurb film, posted criticism is carping, so what if viens on neck bulge? the film depicts a unique heroism and devotion to established order, both good qualities that, when carried to an extreme can bring death and disorder...would that more films ahowed the best in men the way this one does!