13 Assassins (2010)

13 Assassins (2010)
a.k.a Jūsannin no Shikaku
Director: Takashi Miike
== Plot Synopsis ==
A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord (Gorô Inagaki).
== Male Deaths ==
* Shinnosuke Abe [Genshiro Deguchi]
* Arata Furuta [Sahara Heizo ]
* Masachika Ichimura [Kito Hanabei]
* Tsuyoshi Ihara [Hirayama Kujūrō]
* Gorô Inagaki [Lord Matsudaira Naritsugu]
* Yûsuke Iseya [Kiga Koyata] (possibly)
* Yûma Ishigaki [Higuchi Gannai]
* Hiroki Matsukata [Kuranaga Saheita]
* Kôshirô Matsumoto [Makino Yukie]
* Seiji Rokkaku [Otake Mosuke]
* Takumi Saitô [Maknio Uneme]
* Ikki Sawamura [Mamiya Zusho]
* Sôsuke Takaoka [Hioki Yasokichi]
* Seiyô Uchino [Mamiya Tosho]
* Kôji Yakusho [Shimada Shinzaemon]
== Female Deaths ==
* Miduki Tanimura [Chise Makino]
== Trivia ==
# The opening sequence of this film is a shot by shot recreation of the 1960s era original.
# Matsudaira Naritsugu was a real historical figure. He lived from 1811 to 1835. He was lord of the area called Akashi which is nowadays in the Kansai area of Japan.
# The 13 assassins plan to attack Matsudaira Naritsugu while his journeying to Edo (the old name for Tokyo). In the Edo period the lords of Japan had to travel and stay in Edo. This was called Sankin-kotai, or official journey. The lords stayed to show their loyalty to the shogun and the system helped the shogun keep tabs on the lords.
# The film is set in 1845.
# Kôji Yakusho and Gorô Inagaki also played opponents in University of Laughs (2004) ("University of Laughs").
# Out of the 13 assassins, only two survive the final battle: Shinrokuro and Koyata. Both men were not part of the original 11 who chose to take on the mission but in fact either joined as they were about to set off (Shinrokuro) or joined on the way (Koyata). Though Takashi Miike later claimed that the final scene was open to interpretation and it's possible Koyata really did die.
== Gallery ==
Fat Boy 13.png|Arata Furuta
Billy Bob Thornd Son.png|Masachika Ichimura just before his death
13Assasid4444fdfddfdhhh.png|Tsuyoshi Ihara
Mud Death.png|Gorô Inagaki just before his death
Decap 13 Assassins.png|Kôshirô Matsumoto
Fat Boy @@KKK.png|Seiji Rokkaku
13Assasid4444f.png|Ikki Sawamura
13Assasid4444.png|Seiyô Uchino
13 assassins.png|Kôji Yakusho
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