Japan Synopsis
十三人の刺客
“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.
The 1962–1964 Japan Window
58 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. 13 Assassins sits at position #11.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with 13 Assassins. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Toei Company
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 13 Assassins premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,445 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (68th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Adventure productions specifically: #553 of 1,216 (top 45%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Company, Animeigo |
| Runtime | 2h 5m |
| Release Date | December 7, 1963 |
| IMDb | tt0057212 |