13 Assassins

Overview

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.

Production Companies

TOHO, Sedic International, Toei Studios Kyoto, OLM, TV Asahi Music, IMAGICA, TV Asahi, dentsu, Shogakukan, The Asahi Shimbun, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting, Yahoo! Japan, TSUTAYA Group, Hiroshima Home Television, Sedic Deux, Raku Film, Recorded Picture Company, HanWay Films, Japan Action Enterprise, Higashi Nippon Broadcasting, Shizuoka Asahi Television, Hokkaido Television Broadcasting