13 Assassins (2010)

Directed by Takashi Miike
← Inspired by 2 films

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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Films that influenced 13 Assassins

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Influenced By

  1. Seven Samurai (1954)
    "Takashi Miike's film is an explicit Seven Samurai descendant — assembled samurai band undertakes a near-suicidal defensive mission against superior forces." source
  2. Harakiri (1962)
    "Takashi Miike's revisionist samurai epic operates in the Harakiri tradition — moral disgust at the samurai code, sustained final battle as ritual destruction." source

13 Assassins (2010), directed by Takashi Miike, was inspired by 2 earlier films — including Seven Samurai and Harakiri. Check out the citations below.