13 Assassins

13 Assassins

125 mins | Action, Adventure | Dec. 7, 1963

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.

13 Assassins

125 mins | Action, Adventure | Dec. 7, 1963

13 Assassins
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Toei Company, Ltd., Animeigo, Toei Studios Kyoto
Original title 十三人の刺客
Directors Eiichi Kudo
Writers Kaneo Ikegami

Cast

Chiezō Kataoka

as Shinzaemon Shimada

Kotaro Satomi

as Shinrokuro Shimada

Ryôhei Uchida

as Hanbei Onigashira

Tetsurō Tamba

as Doi Ōkō Toshi

Satomi Oka

as Koen

Sumiko Fuji

as Kayo

Yuriko Mishima

as Chiyo Makino

Kantarô Suga

as Naritsugu

Akira Shioji

as Yahachi Horii

Kō Nishimura

as Kujuro Hirayama

Kanjūrō Arashi

as Saheita Kuranaga

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

as Makino Tsuyoshi

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

as Makino Yoshio

Michitarō Mizushima

as Sawara Heizo

Kunio Kaga

as Higuchi Gennai

Seishiro Sawamura

as Shojiro Ogura

Kusuo Abe

as Gunjiro Mitsuhashi

Shingo Yamashiro

as Koyata Kiga

Ushio Akashi

as Yorimo Koizumi

Eijirô Kataoka

as Shigeru Otake

Shunya Wazaki

as Rihei Ishizuka

Michimaro Otabe

as Senda

Masao Hori

as Tanaka Ohno