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.
Audience Engagement
1,010 audience reviews — more than 97% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 93th percentile among Japan films.
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 TOHO
Adventure + Drama in Japan
292 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding 13 Assassins itself).
The 2009–2011 Japan Window
13 Assassins holds position #118 of 400 Japan films in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 13 Assassins premiered alongside 136 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 21m runtime, production spent $43K per minute on screen and earned $125K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 136 other Japan films in 2010.
The 2373rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on 13 Assassins, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- mission · 4
- harakiri · 3
- code of honor · 2
- kimono · 2
- ronin · 18
- samurai sword · 16
- immortality · 14
- massacre · 13
- swordsman · 11
- warrior · 10
- seppuku · 7
- japan · 454
- samurai · 128
- suicide · 51
- assassin · 47
- battle · 34
- 19th century · 32
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 |