13 Assassins

Dec 7, 1963

2h 5m

★ 7.4

A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.

Overview

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.

Genres

Adventure

Drama

Action

Production Companies

Toei Company

13 Assassins Trailers

Cast

Shinzaemon Shimada

Chiezo Kataoka

Shinrokuro Shimada

Kōtarō Satomi

Hanbei Onigashira

Ryōhei Uchida

Doi Ōkō Toshi

Tetsuro Tamba

Koen

Satomi Oka

Kayo

Sumiko Fuji

Chiyo Makino

Yuriko Mishima

Naritsugu

Kantarō Suga

Yahachi Horii

Akira Shioji

Kujuro Hirayama

Kō Nishimura

Saheita Kuranaga

Kanjūrō Arashi

Makino Tsuyoshi

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

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