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Summary A brave samurai must assembles an elite team of thirteen killers to assassinate the brother of the Shogun, a sadistic and well protected young lord who's above the law, raping and killing innocents with impunity. The film culminates in a mind-blowing, forty-five minute battle sequence that rivals anything seen before in the genre. (Magne...

13 Assassins
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 33 Critic Reviews
84
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 211 User Ratings
8.0
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Summary A brave samurai must assembles an elite team of thirteen killers to assassinate the brother of the Shogun, a sadistic and well protected young lord who's above the law, raping and killing innocents with impunity. The film culminates in a mind-blowing, forty-five minute battle sequence that rivals anything seen before in the genre. (Magne...

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 33 Critic Reviews
84
88% Positive
29 Reviews
12% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 33 Critic Reviews
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88% Positive
29 Reviews
12% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 211 User Ratings
8.0
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186 Ratings
9% Mixed
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3% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 211 User Ratings
8.0
88% Positive
186 Ratings
9% Mixed
18 Ratings
3% Negative
7 Ratings

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Production Company Sedic International, Recorded Picture Company (RPC), Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Asahi Shimbun, Dentsu, Higashinippon Broadcasting Co., Hiroshima Home TV, Hokkaido Television Broadcasting Co. (HTB), Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting Co., Nagoya Broadcasting Network (Nagoya TV), Rakueisha Co., Sedic Deux, Shizuoka Asahi Television Co. (SATV), Shogakukan, TV Asahi, Toho Company, Tsutaya Group, Yahoo Japan
Release Date Apr 29, 2011
Duration 2 h 21 m
Rating R
Tagline Take up your sword.
Awards of the Japanese Academy
• 4 Wins & 10 Nominations
Asian Film Awards
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Mainichi Film Concours
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations