13 Assassins (2010)
“Jûsan-nin no shikaku”
Action, Adventure, Drama
13 Assassins is a samurai film directed by Takashi Miike and starring Kōji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Sōsuke Takaoka, Hiroki Matsukata, Kazuki Namioka, and Gorō Inagaki. A remake of Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 Japanese period drama film 13 Assassins.
Japan, 1844. Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira, the Shogun’s illegitimate brother, is rising to power – but when his tyranny runs rampant, secret plans are laid to end his reign and his life. Veteran samurai Shinzaemon Shimada (Yakusho) is charged with assassinating Naritsugu and puts together a small band who agree to lay down their lives to ensure their nation’s future. Facing danger and impossible odds, the 13 assassins set a trap for the sadistic Lord in a remote village… but an army of samurai dedicated to protecting Naritsugu now stand in their way.
Director: Takashi Miike
Writers: Kaneo Ikegami, Shoichirou Ikemiya, Daisuke Tengan
Stars: Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yûsuke Iseya, Ikki Sawamura, Arata Furuta, Sôsuke Takaoka, Seiji Rokkaku
►Cast:
| Kôji Yakusho | ► | Shinzaemon Shimada |
| Takayuki Yamada | ► | Shinrokuro Shimada |
| Yûsuke Iseya | ► | Koyata Kiga |
| Ikki Sawamura | ► | Gunjiro Mitsuhashi |
| Arata Furuta | ► | Heizo Sahara |
| Sôsuke Takaoka | ► | Yasokichi Hioki |
| Seiji Rokkaku | ► | Mosuke Otake |
| Kazuki Namioka | ► | Rihei Ishizuka |
| Kôen Kondô | ► | Yahachi Horii |
| Yûma Ishigaki | ► | Gannai Higuchi |
| Masataka Kubota | ► | Shojiro Ogura |
| Tsuyoshi Ihara | ► | Kujuro Hirayama |
| Hiroki Matsukata | ► | Saheita Kuranaga |
| Kazue Fukiishi | ► | Tsuya / Upashi |
| Mitsuki Tanimura | ► | Chise Makino |
| Takumi Saitoh | ► | Uneme Makino |
| Shin’nosuke Abe | ► | Genshiro Deguchi |
| Shôzô Uesugi | ► | |
| Ayumu Saitô | ► | |
| Hajime Inoue | ► | |
| Atsushi Haruta | ► | |
| Yûya Takagawa | ► | |
| Hiroshi Tatsumi | ► | |
| Akemi Sakurai | ► | |
| Sakurako Moteki | ► | Amputated Woman |
| Megumi Kagurazaka | ► | Otake |
| Seiyô Uchino | ► | Zusho Mamiya |
| Ken Mitsuishi | ► | Judayu Asakawa |
| Ittoku Kishibe | ► | Tokubei Sanshuya, Village Elder |
| Mikijirô Hira | ► | Sir Doi |
| Kôshirô Matsumoto | ► | Yukie Makino |
| Gorô Inagaki | ► | Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira |
| Masachika Ichimura | ► | Hanbei Kito |
| Seizô Fukumoto | ► | Gambler |
| Nizaemon Kataoka | ► | |
| Satoshi Nishikôri | ► |