13 Assassins
13 Assassins
Takashi Miike, the director responsible for such uncompromising and unforgettable movies as Audition and Ichi The Killer indelibly stamps his trademark style on the Samurai genre with the ultra-violent, all-action, blood-spattered epic, 13 Assassins.
3.7 out of 5 based on 15 reviews
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| Certificate |
15 |
| Genre |
Foreign, Thriller, Action / Adventure |
| Director |
Takashi Miike |
| Cast |
Takayuki Yamada, Yûseke Iseya, Mikijiro Hira, Hiroki Matsukata Kôji Yakusho |
| Studio |
Artificial Eye |
| Release Date |
May 2011 |
| Running Time |
126 mins |
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Takashi Miike, the director responsible for such uncompromising and unforgettable movies as Audition and Ichi The Killer indelibly stamps his trademark style on the Samurai genre with the ultra-violent, all-action, blood-spattered epic, 13 Assassins.
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Reviews
The Financial Times
Nigel Andrews
"Nearly every image is memorable"
05/05/2011
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The Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
"A classic samurai movie, right up there among the finest in the genre."
28/04/2011
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The Observer
Philip French
"Kinetic film-making of a high order."
08/05/2011
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The Sunday Times
Edward Porter
"If you’re a fan of Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, then you’re in for a treat with this Japanese saga."
08/05/2011
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The New York Times
Manohla Dargis
"A stirring, unexpectedly moving story of love and blood"
29/04/2011
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The Scotsman
Alistair Harkness
"A prolific auteur of crazy cinematic trash, Japanese director Takashi Miike makes movies at a furious rate, but never really bullseyes his targets."
07/05/2011
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The Daily Telegraph
Tim Robey
"A sustained frenzy of blistering choreographic skill that Hollywood won’t top all year. "
05/05/2011
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The Daily Mail
Chris Tookey
"Don’t expect deep characterisation or subtle humour. The big surprise is its moralistic conclusion: that violence, sadism and gratuitous bloodshed are deeply wrong.
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06/05/2011
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Empire Magazine
Kim Newman
"A decent historical drama, with one of the best extended battle scenes (a full half of the movie is the face-off in the ‘village of death’) in recent memory. "
06/05/2011
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The Guardian
Steve Rose
"It delivers the requisite genre thrills."
06/05/2011
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The Evening Standard
Derek Malcolm
"Miike is the kind of film-maker who thrives on excess but still manages some kind of credulity and loads of spectacle."
06/05/2011
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Total Film
Matt Glasby
"All politics and posturing, the first two-thirds of the film are stiff and uninvolving, and although the climatic 45-minute free-for-all is genuinely spectacular, it’s clear where the director’s heart lies. “I thought samurai would be fun!” whines one chap. So did we.
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04/05/2011
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The Times
Kate Muir
"Fans of the cult director Takashi Miike will adore this festival of grotesque, but ordinary folk may not have the stomach for it. "
06/05/2011
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The Independent on Sunday
Nicholas Barber
"As the bodies pile up, it's hard to sympathise with its characters."
08/05/2011
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