Is 13 Assassins violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is 13 Assassins easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does 13 Assassins end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is 13 Assassins scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

13 Assassins

Name: 13 Assassins
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Action
Released: 1963
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Chiezo Kataoka, Kōtarō Satomi, Ryōhei Uchida, Tetsuro Tamba, Satomi Oka

A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.

Directed by Eiichi Kudō

Produced by Toei Company

1963125 min7.5 / 10

A tense, strategically intricate samurai drama about honor, duty, and sacrifice, where a doomed band of warriors must outthink a superior force to stop a tyrant.

A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when one of his own vassals commits suicide to bring attention to the crime, the matter is quickly hushed up. Not only will there be no punishment, but because the Daimyo is the Shogun's younger brother, he will soon be appointed to a high political position from which he could wreak even more havoc. Convinced that the fate of the Shogunate hangs in the balance, a plot is hatched to assassinate the Daimyo. The two most brilliant strategic minds of their generation find themselves pitted against each other; one is tasked to defend a man he despises, and has a small army at his disposal. The other is given a suicide mission, and has 12 brave men. They are the 13 Assassins.

Clusters

Rebels Fighting Empires East Asian History & Culture Serial Killers And Assassins Samurai Movies Conflict And Contrasts

Genres

Adventure Drama Action

Keywords

Japan Assassin Samurai Katana Jidaigeki Edo Period Chanbara Group Conflict Bushi

Questions people ask

Is 13 Assassins violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is 13 Assassins sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is 13 Assassins easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does 13 Assassins end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is 13 Assassins scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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