Takashi Miike gives a new face to the 1963 classic ‘13
Assassins’ and he has executed it at grandeur level portraying an event which
took place in Japans feudal era.
When an evil and sadistic lord is bringing horror to
countrymen, few Samurais who were once loyal to the throne foresee a greater
danger. If this Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira plunges himself to the throne in near
future the country will be devastated and torn with war. Thus these brave set
of men creates a silent and elite secret force in order to assassinate the
lord. Gathering only 13 men to their force they fearlessly goes head to head
against an army of 200 to fulfill their goal. Brutal and merciless Samurai
swords speak for themselves.
This movie is a wonder of its own creation. It brings out ancient
lifestyle of Japan in to light with details. And more than that the spirit of
the brave Samurais are making the plot truly strong and when they fall and die
one by one still they keep the heads high and hearts strong. Courage and
determination of a worrier may not seem this strong in any recent movie which I
recall.
However be warned that 13 Assassins is not an easy movie to
digest. It has blood and gore in great volumes and violence sometimes you might
not really expect. Yet they are important in order make the story run to your blood
stream. And once the war hits the screen after a long and silent slow momentum,
it goes right until the end which is nearly 30-40 mts. So you might actually
lose the count of killing.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Director: Takashi Miike
Writers: Kaneo Ikegami (based on a
screenplay by), Daisuke Tengan (screenplay)
Stars: Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada
and Yûsuke Iseya
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