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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 72.4 / 100
1963·Action / Adventure / Drama·2h 5m

13 ASSASSINS

“A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.”

A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when one of his own vassals commits suicide to bring attention to the crime, the matter is quickly hushed up. Not only will there be no punishment, but because the Daimyo is the Shogun's younger brother, he will soon be appointed to a high political position from which he could wreak even more havoc. Convinced that the fate of the Shogunate hangs in the balance, a plot is hatched to assassinate the Daimyo. The two most brilliant strategic minds of their generation find themselves pitted against each other; one is tasked to defend a man he despises, and has a small army at his disposal. The other is given a suicide mission, and has 12 brave men. They are the 13 Assassins.

Above the Line
Eiichi Kudô·DirectorKaneo Ikegami·ScreenplayJūhei Suzuki·Director of PhotographyAkira Ifukube·Original Music ComposerShintarō Miyamoto·Editor
Cast
Chiezo Kataoka·Shinzaemon ShimadaKōtarō Satomi·Shinrokuro ShimadaRyōhei Uchida·Hanbei OnigashiraTetsuro Tamba·Doi Ōkō ToshiSatomi Oka·KoenSumiko Fuji·KayoYuriko Mishima·Chiyo MakinoKantarō Suga·NaritsuguAkira Shioji·Yahachi HoriiKō Nishimura·Kujuro Hirayama
Full Crew
(7 credits)
Directing· 1
Eiichi Kudō·Director
Writing· 1
Kaneo Ikegami·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Jūhei Suzuki·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Shintarō Miyamoto·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Akira Ifukube·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 2
Norimichi Igawa·Art DirectionMineharu Kawamoto·Set Decoration
By the Numbers
72.4
OF 100
Master Score
7.4
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind 13 Assassins's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#B8B8B8
#CC0000
Mood
Gritty, Intense, Serious
Composition
Centered
Era
Modern
Visual Style
Photographic

“A close-up, waist-up shot of a man wearing a dark, traditional Japanese garment, possibly a gi or kimono, with a sword hilt visible over his left shoulder. His ”

actiondrama
Key Elements
ManTraditional Japanese GarmentSword HiltHands
Atmosphere
Gritty
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
8/10
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