Gorô Inagaki

AccessReel Reviews - Thirteen Assassins

Submitted by Phil on Mon, 12/09/2011 - 7:43am

A group of assassins are hired for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.

13 ASSASSINS is set in 1844 Japan in the final years of the feudal Shogunate. The events of the story are precipitated by the ritual suicide of a nobleman (Masaaki Uchino) after his daughter is raped and murdered by the brother of the Shogun, a Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira (Goro Inagaki). This leads the powerful Sir Doi on a plan to assassinate the Lord Naritsugu.

AccessReel Trailers - 13 Assassins

Submitted by Phil on Thu, 25/08/2011 - 10:19am

Takashi Miike's 13 ASSASSINS will be released on Australian screens next month. It tells the tale of a group of assassins who are brought together on a suicide mission to kill an evil lord. The action sequences in this film are bloody and brilliantly staged. For lovers of no holds-barred screen fighting and swordplay. If you've been waiting for a decent samurai flick, this is the one. Watch out for our review next week.