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13 Assassins (1963 film)
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Wikipedia article
is a 1963 Japanese 'jidaigeki' (period drama) film directed by Eiichi Kudo.
Plot
In 1844, the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan is in a period of transition, and one of the high ranking lords, Lord Matsudaira, has become tainted by his dissolute and reprobate misconduct. Many leaders in the governing community of the current government feel that the code of honor, bushido, of the samurai is being disgraced by Matsudaira. His reprobate, egotistical, and feckless lifestyle is disgusting to those who come into close contact with him. After receiving reports, Sir Doi is convinced that Matsudaira represents a severe threat to the entire code of honor for the samurai tradition. Sir Doi decides, because of the severity of Matsudaira's misconduct, to take a blood oath to assassinate the reprobate Lord Matsudaira. He enlists a troop of assassins to swear a similar blood oath to do away with Matsudaira in order to restore his country's wellbeing and code of honor.
Cast
* as Narrator
*Chiez Kataoka as Shinzaemon Shimada
*Ktar Satomi as Shinrokur Shimada
*Ryhei Uchida as Hanbei kitou
*Tetsur Tanba as Doi Toshitsura
*Satomi Oka
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*Sumiko Fuji (as Junko Fuji) as Kayo
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*Seishiro Sawamura
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*Shingo Yamashiro as Koyata Kiga
*Kshir Harada
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*Ryji Kita
*Rysuke Kagawa
*Kantar Suga as Naritsugu
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*Tsukie Matsuura
*Noboru Aihara
*Masao Hori
*Kinnosuke Takamatsu
* as Horii
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*Mitsugu Fujii
*Ryz Tanaka
*Kand Arashi
*Kunio Hikita
*Kynosuke Murai
*Masuo Kamiki
*Jun Harukawa
*Ren Takahashi
*Rynosuke Doi
*Masaru Fujiwara
*Isamu Dobashi
*Hiroshi Kasuga
*Kanjr Arashi as Saheita Kuranaga
*K Nishimura as Kujr Hirayama
*Rynosuke Tsukigata as Makino
*Isao Natsuyagi (uncredited)
Remake
The film was remade in 2010 by Takashi Miike. The remake was met with critical acclaim. BFI, in an assessment of the top ten samurai films, compared the remake of the film to the original version stating: "Set in 1844, '13 Assassins' follows the 'Seven Samurai' template, featuring a band of samurais who come together to overthrow a despotic lord for the greater good of society. Miikes version benefits from a far more generous budget, with a wonderful attention to period sets and costumes and some inventively choreographed fight scenes."'10 great samurai films' by Jasper Sharp [http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/lists/10-great-samurai-films], 18 May 2016. BFI Film Review.
References
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