13 Assassins review

It’s a dark, brutal time in Japan because of the evildoing of a psychotic, murderous lord, and half brother to the Shogun. He threatens the peace and safety of the Japanese people with his sadistic ways. It’s decided that the few samurai still left in Japan must come together for a suicide mission to take him down. First these samurai have to be convinced, by explaining what evil this lord has committed against his people. Then the preparation and execution comes next. 13 Assassins, directed by Takashi Miike, is the bloody, unrelenting telling of this story and it absolutely doesn’t hold back. This stars Kōji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada and Sōsuke Takaoka. This is the third collaboration in which Yamada and Takaoka starred. 13 Assassins also features Hiroki Matsukata, Kazuki Namioka and Gorō Inagaki.