13 Assassins
13 Assassins
Japanese: 十三人の刺客
Hepburn: Jūsannin no Shikaku)
In 1844 in Japan as the Tokugawa shogunate is in decline, Lord Matsudaira Naritsugu of Akashi rapes, tortures, and murders his citizens at will. He is shielded because the Shogun is his half-brother. Sir Doi Toshitsura, the Shogun's Justice, realizes that the situation will escalate after Naritsugu ascends to a higher political position. After a wronged party publicly commits seppuku as a way of showing disdain for Lord Naritsugu, Sir Doi seeks out a trusted older samurai, Shimada Shinzaemon, who served under the former shogun, and secretly hires him to assassinate Naritsugu. However, Naritsugu's loyal retainers, led by Hanbei, an old contemporary of Shinzaemon, learn of the plot by spying on Doi's meetings. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_Assassins_(2010_film))
OAL: If you like Kurosawa Films you will love this movie.
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