13 Assassins

13 Assassins

Take up your sword.

Directed by Takashi Miike

Produced by TOHO, Sedic International

2010141 min7.3 / 10

A visceral, honor-bound samurai epic that balances spectacular action with the melancholy fatalism of warriors facing their twilight.

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.

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  • Is 13 Assassins violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.

  • Is 13 Assassins one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 88% of films.

  • Is 13 Assassins sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is 13 Assassins easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does 13 Assassins end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is 13 Assassins scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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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Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity89

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Surprise31

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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