Japan Synopsis
十三人の刺客
“Take up your sword.”
A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.
The 2009–2011 Japan Window
400 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. 13 Assassins sits at position #118.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with 13 Assassins. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 13 Assassins premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 21m runtime, production spent $43K per minute on screen and earned $125K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,532 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (67th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Adventure productions specifically: #574 of 1,216 (top 47%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United Kingdom |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Sedic International |
| Runtime | 2h 21m |
| Release Date | September 9, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1436045 |
| Official Site | www.13assassins.com |