13 Assassins Jūsan-nin no shikaku |
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Directed by | Eiichi Kudo |
Produced by |
Kanji Amao Jun'ichirō Tamaki |
Screenplay by | Kaneo Ikegami |
Starring |
Takayuki Akutagawa Chiezō Kataoka Kōtarō Satomi |
Music by | Akira Ifukube |
Cinematography | Jūhei Suzuki |
Edited by | Shintarō Miyamoto |
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Distributed by | Toei Company |
Release date
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1963 |
Running time
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125 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
13 Assassins (Japanese: 十三人の刺客 romaji: Jūsan-nin no shikaku?) is a 1963 Japanese jidaigeki (period drama) film directed by Eiichi Kudo.
13 samurai plan to assassinate a sadistic feudal lord.
The film was remade in 2010 by Takashi Miike. The remake was met with critical acclaim.