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Summary:
Based on actual events that served as the inspiration for the 1963 film of the same name, Takashi Miike's 13 Assassins follows a group of noble samurai as they seek to slay a tyrannical, politically connected lord before he seizes control of the entire country. Japan, 1844: as the era of the samurai winds to a close, a sadistic young lord uses his powerful political ties to commit ... Full Summary >>

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Cast:
Koji Yakusho - (Shinzaemon Shimada)
Takayuki Yamada - (Shinrokuro (Shinzaemon's Nephew))
Yusuke Iseya - (Koyata (13th Assassin from the Forest))
Goro Inagaki - (Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira)
Masachika Ichimura - (Hanbei Kitou (Naritsugu's Head Samurai))
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Review:
Ever since the climax of Audition caught moviegoers completely off guard back in 1999, the name Takashi Miike has become virtually synonymous with shock cinema. It was a reputation that the director seemed eager to live up to as he delivered a sadistic, nonstop bloodbath in Ichi the Killer, instilled the tired yakuza genre with a fresh bla... Continue >>

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