13 Assassins
“Take up your sword.”
A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.
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Cast
28 people
Koji Yakusho
Shinzaemon Shimada
Known for
Perfect Days
The Boy and the Beast
Takayuki Yamada
Shinrokuro Shimada
Known for
The Cat Returns
The Naked Director
Yusuke Iseya
Koyata
Known for
Casshern
Tekkonkinkreet
Goro Inagaki
Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira
Known for
Yu Yu Hakusho
Children of the Sea
Kazue Fukiishi
Tsuya / Upashi
Known for
One Missed Call
Noriko's Dinner Table
Hiroki Matsukata
Kuranaga
Known for
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Izo
Tsuyoshi Ihara
Kuzuro Hirayama
Known for
Letters from Iwo Jima
Ninja
Ikki Sawamura
Gunziro Mitsuhasi
Known for
Gokusen
Grave of the Fireflies
Arata Furuta
Heizo Sahara
Known for
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
The Full-Time Wife Escapist
Sousuke Takaoka
Yasoyosi Hioki
Known for
Battle Royale
Blue Spring
Rokkaku Seiji
Mosuke Otake
Known for
Gannibal
Giri/Haji
Kazuki Namioka
Rihei Ishizuka
Known for
Kamen Rider
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Takashi Miike Director · Daisuke Tengan Screenplay Kaneo Ikegami Story
Worldwide gross $18M · Budget $6M · United States release March 30, 2011
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$17,555,141
Gross vs. budget
2.9×
Production
TOHO
Production
Sedic International
Production
Toei Studios Kyoto
Production
OLM
Production
TV Asahi Music
Production
IMAGICA
Production
TV Asahi
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dentsu
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Shogakukan
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The Asahi Shimbun
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Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Production
Nagoya Broadcasting Network
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Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting
Production
Yahoo! Japan
Production
TSUTAYA Group
Production
Hiroshima Home Television
Production
Sedic Deux
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Raku Film
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Recorded Picture Company
Production
HanWay Films
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Japan Action Enterprise
Production
Shizuoka Asahi Television
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Hokkaido Television Broadcasting
Production
Higashi Nippon Broadcasting
Production
Japan · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original title
十三人の刺客
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Italy · September 9, 2010
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Japan · September 25, 2010
Theatrical
United States · March 30, 2011
Theatrical
Australia
September 8, 2011 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 25, 2010 · Physical
Czechia
May 28, 2012 · Physical
France
March 20, 2012 · Digital
Germany
April 1, 2011 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 31, 2012 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Ireland
May 6, 2011 · Digital
Netherlands
September 25, 2010 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 9, 2011 · Theatrical
Spain
August 12, 2011 · Theatrical
Switzerland
February 11, 2011 · Digital
United Kingdom
May 6, 2011 · Limited theatrical
September 5, 2011 · Physical
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