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Director : Takashi Miike
Running Time : 142 mins
The evil Lord Naritsugu (Inagaki) poses a threat to the people of Feudal Japan, so a team of thirteen men are formed and set out to assassinate the Lord before he can journey back to the Akashi land. On their journey they are faced by many enemies, not the least being Naritsugu’s army of seventy men.
The setup for this movie is really what makes it, showing the feudal lord as being as evil as you could possibly imagine, with him raping, killing, and dismembering people all in the opening scenes. This is quite different to the movies that really made Takashi Miike so well-known – namely Ichi The Killer and Audition – but has all the violence you’d expect from one of his films, coupled with a solid storyline. Granted, the body count feels a little high, but the depth of the sadness the assassins feel and their righteousness in their actions make this a compelling and rewarding film.
You’ll like this if you liked : Hero
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