13 Assassins = Jûsan-nin no shikaku (2010)
In 1844, in the final era of the Shogun, the cruel young Lord Naritsugu (Goro Inagaki) terrorises and brutalises his people, enjoying immunity from the law. He hopes to join the Council of his half brother and with the powers that come with his status, aims to turn his territory into his suffering playing. A secret plan is hatched by insiders to hire a group of samurai to assassinate him. The leader is chosen first, Shinzaemon (Koji Yakusho), who gathers 11 other samurai through his nephew Shinrokuro (Takayuki Yamada) and a network of connections. They are also joined by a forest dwelling young warrior, Koyata (Yusuke Iseya). The 13 men make plans to ambush Naritsugu and his men during a long journey to a clan across the land.
Primary Title
- 13 Assassins = Jûsan-nin no shikaku
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 8 January 2013
Release Year
- 2010
Start Time
- 09 : 30
Finish Time
- 11 : 30
Duration
- 120:00
Channel
- Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- In 1844, in the final era of the Shogun, the cruel young Lord Naritsugu (Goro Inagaki) terrorises and brutalises his people, enjoying immunity from the law. He hopes to join the Council of his half brother and with the powers that come with his status, aims to turn his territory into his suffering playing. A secret plan is hatched by insiders to hire a group of samurai to assassinate him. The leader is chosen first, Shinzaemon (Koji Yakusho), who gathers 11 other samurai through his nephew Shinrokuro (Takayuki Yamada) and a network of connections. They are also joined by a forest dwelling young warrior, Koyata (Yusuke Iseya). The 13 men make plans to ambush Naritsugu and his men during a long journey to a clan across the land.
Classification
- 16
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- Japanese
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Action and adventure films
- Samurai--Drama
- Japan--Drama
- Feature films--Japan
Genres
- Action
- Adventure
- Drama
Contributors
- Takashi Miike (Director)
- Koji Yakusho (Actor)
- Takayuki Yamada (Actor)
- Yusuke Iseya (Actor)
- Recorded Picture Company (Production Unit)
- Sedic International (Production Unit)
- Toho Company (Production Unit)
- Minami Ichikawa (Producer)
- Shigeji Maeda (Producer)
- Takahiro Ohno (Producer)
- Toichiro Shiraishi (Producer)
- Michihiko Yanagisawa (Producer)
- Koji Yoshida (Producer)
- Daisuke Tengan (Writer)
- Kaneo Ikegami (Writer)
Subjects
- Action and adventure films
- Samurai--Drama
- Japan--Drama
- Feature films--Japan