13 Assassins (2010 film)

2010 film by Takashi Miike September 2020 13 Assassins Thirteen Assassins.jpg The Japanese theatrical release poster of the film 13 Assassins Original Japanese theatrical film poster Takashi Miike Michihiko Umezawa Minami Ichikawa Tôichirô Shiraishi Kazuomi Suzaki Hisashi Usui Takahiro Ohno Hirotsugu Yoshida Shigeji Maeda Daisuke Tengan 13 Assassins Eiichi Kudo Shōichirō Ikemiya Koji Yakusho Takayuki Yamada Yusuke Iseya Tsuyoshi Ihara Hiroki Matsukata Mikijirō Hira Gorō Inagaki Masachika Ichimura Kōji Endō Nobuyasu Kita Kenji Yamashita Sedic InternationalJûsan-nin no shikaku (2011) http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8d82edc6 https://web.archive.org/web/20160504125238/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8d82edc6 dead 4 May 2016 British Film Institute 11 December 2017 Recorded Picture Company Toho (Japan)Artificial Eye (United Kingdom)http://www.45worlds.com/dvd/disc/13-assassins Blu-ray: 13 Assassins y 2010 09 09 Venice Film Festival 2010 09 25 Japan 141 minutes United KingdomJapan Japanese $6 millionShooting gets underway on Takashi Miike's Thirteen Assassins Sarah Cooper 13 August 2009 http://m.screendaily.com/5003521.article ScreenDaily 7 April 2010 https://archive.today/20170330115143/http://m.screendaily.com/5003521.article 30 March 2017 dead $17.5 million13 Assassins (2011) https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=13assassins.htm Box Office Mojo 30 March 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160912101420/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=13assassins.htm 12 September 2016 13 Assassins 十三人の刺客 Jūsannin no Shikaku yes is a 2010 samurai film directed by Takashi Miike, and starring Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Sōsuke Takaoka, Hiroki Matsukata, Kazuki Namioka and Gorō Inagaki. A remake of Eiichi Kudo's 1963 Japanese period drama film 13 Assassins, it is set in 1844 toward the end of the Edo period in which a group of thirteen assassins—comprising twelve samurai and a hunter—secretly plot to assassinate Lord Matsudaira Naritsugu, the murderous leader of the Akashi clan, to thwart his appointment to the powerful Shogunate Council. The film marks the third collaboration in which Yamada and Takaoka co-starred, the first two being Crows Zero and Crows Zero 2, both directed by Miike. Principal photography took place over two months, from July to September 2009, in Tsuruoka, Yamagata, in northern Japan. The film opened in Japan on 25September 2010 and in the United States on 29April 2011. It received critical acclaim from western critics, who compared it favourably to Akira Kurosawa's oeuvre. Plot In 1844, during the Edo Period, the Tokugawa Shogunate is in decline. Lord Matsudaira Naritsugu of Akashi sadistically rapes, tortures, mutilates and murders nobles and commoners, but is protected by the Shōgun, his half-brother. With Naritsugu due to ascend to the Shogunate Council, the Shōgun's Justice Minister, Sir Doi Toshitsura, realizes that this ascendance will cause civil war between the Shōgun and the many feudal lords Naritsugu has offended. The Mamiya clan's feudal lord publicly commits seppuku as a protest against the Shōgun's refusal to punish Naritsugu, who had personally murdered the feudal lord's entire family. When the Shōgun insists upon Naritsugu's promotion, SirDoi hires a trusted older samurai, Shimada Shinzaemon, to assassinate Naritsugu. However, Naritsugu's loyal retainers led by Hanbei, an old contemporary of Shinzaemon, learn of the plot by spying on Doi. Shinzaemon gathers ten more samurai, including his nephew, Shinrokurō, plus one rōnin, to attack Naritsugu during his official journey from Edo to Akashi. Before Naritsugu leaves, Hanbei confronts Shinzaemon over the plot. The assassins decide to ambush Naritsugu at the town of Ochiai, predicting that he will insist on carrying out his pre-announced visit of Naegi and thus pass through Ochiai. During the assassins' journey to Ochiai, they stop at a town where they are attacked by rōnin paid off by Hanbei. Fearing more attacks, the assassins leave the roads, instead trekking through the mountains, but lose their way. They rescue a hunter, Kiga Koyata, who guides them to Ochiai and volunteers to become the thirteenth assassin. The assassins enlist the help of Makino, a feudal lord whose daughter-in-law was raped and son murdered by Naritsugu. Using troops with firearms, Makino blocks the official highway, forcing Naritsugu to take a detour. Makino then commits seppuku to conceal his involvement in the conspiracy. Sensing a trap, Hanbei advises Naritsugu to avoid Naegi, but Naritsugu refuses as this would publicly embarrass him. Naritsugu acknowledges that visiting Naegi is unsafe, but also exciting. Meanwhile, the assassins, with the legal authority and generous financial assistance of Doi, buy the help of Ochiai to convert the town into an elaborate maze of booby traps and camouflaged fortifications. Naritsugu and his retinue arrive at Ochiai, with reinforcements arranged by Hanbei, increasing their number from 70 to 200. As Ochiai's civilians escape, the 13 assassins trap Naritsugu's party in Ochiai. A lengthy battle begins, with the assassins first using arrows and explosives, then using swords for melee combat, with the exception of Koyata, who fights with rocks in slings and with sticks. While many of Naritsugu's retainers are killed, Naritsugu is aroused by the bloodshed of the battle and declares that when he ascends to the Shogunate Council, he will start wars reminiscent of the Sengoku Period. While most of the Akashi forces are defeated, at least 10 of the assassins perish, with several fighting until they collapsed dead from their injuries. Eventually, Shinzaemon and Shinrokurō confront Naritsugu, Hanbei and two remaining retainers. Shinzaemon argues that Naritsugu will ruin the realm, but Hanbei insists on loyalty to his master. Shinzaemon duels Hanbei and decapitates him after kicking mud into Hanbei's eyes, while Shinrokurō slays the last two Akashi retainers. Naritsugu kicks Hanbei's severed head away and announces that the people and the samurai have only one purpose: to serve their lords. Shinzaemon counters that the lords cannot live without the support of the people and that, if a lord abuses his power, the people will rise up against him. Naritsugu and Shinzaemon mortally wound each other. Crying, crawling in the mud, and experiencing rare fear and pain, Naritsugu thanks Shinzaemon for causing the most exciting day of Naritsugu's life. Shinzaemon decapitates Naritsugu before succumbing to his wounds. Shinrokurō wanders through the carnage and Koyata runs up, appearing virtually unharmed despite being impaled through the neck by Naritsugu and slashed in the stomach by Hanbei. Koyata dismisses his previous injuries as trivial. Shinrokurō and Koyata leave separately, with Shinrokurō intending to become a bandit or travel to America, while Koyata vows to elope with his lover. An epilogue states that Naritsugu's death was officially attributed to illness, and that 23 years later, the Tokugawa Shogunate was overthrown during the Meiji Restoration. Cast vertical 120 Top to bottom: Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada and Yusuke Iseya Yakusho Koji "The World of Harada Masato" at Opening Ceremony of the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival (22403788836) (cropped).jpg NYAFF 2011 Star Asia Awards - TAKAYUKI YAMADA - 18.jpg Toyota MARK X ZiO 発表会 - 伊勢谷友介.jpg Character names follow the pattern of Japanese names, with the family surname placed first. Gorō Inagaki as Lord Matsudaira Naritsugu:Ryan David C. Film Essay: The Natural Supernaturalism of the 13 Assassins http://www.identitytheory.com/film-essay-the-natural-supernaturalism-of-the-13-assassins/ 31 March 2017 Identity Theory 14 November 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170401055507/http://www.identitytheory.com/film-essay-the-natural-supernaturalism-of-the-13-assassins/ 1 April 2017 The ruler of the Akashi Domain. His violent atrocities in his land have gone unpunished since he is protected by the Shōgun, who is his half-brother. Mikijirō Hira as Sir Doi Toshitsura: The senior advisor to the Shogunate Council. Alarmed that Naritsugu has been considered by the Shōgun for a political position on the council, he hires Shinzaemon to kill Naritsugu beforehand. Koji Yakusho as Shimada Shinzaemon:Schilling Mark Mark Schilling Jusannin no Shikaku (13 Assassins) http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/09/24/films/film-reviews/jusannin-no-shikaku-13-assassins/#.WN5VTDuGPDd 31 March 2017 The Japan Times 24 September 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170118082134/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/09/24/films/film-reviews/jusannin-no-shikaku-13-assassins/ 18 January 2017 A war-weary, decorated samurai who believes that there is more to Bushido than blind obedience. Convinced that there was no chance for an honorable death, he is deeply elated when hired to carry out the mission. He assembles a group of eleven samurai to plot an ambush on Naritsugu's annual journey from Edo to his land in Akashi. Seiji Rokkaku as Otake Mosuke Hiroki Matsukata as Kuranaga Saheita: Second-in-command to Shinzaemon, another veteran samurai who volunteers his best and most trusted students for the mission Tsuyoshi Ihara as Hirayama Kujūrō: A masterless samurai of unmatched swordsmanship, who trained under Shinzaemon Takayuki Yamada as Shimada Shinrokurō: Shinzaemon's nephew, who has strayed from Bushido to become a gambler and a womanizer. Bored and ashamed, he joins the mission to redeem himself. Yusuke Iseya as Kiga Koyata: A hunter who is found suspended in a cage in the forest as a punishment for seducing his boss's wife and aids the assassins in finding a route to Ochiai. He is eventually recruited by Shinzaemon as the thirteenth assassin. Although not explicitly stated, it is heavily implied that he is a supernatural entity. Production thumb|left|upright|Director Takashi Miike 13 Assassins was produced through Toshiaki Nakazawa's film outfit, Sedic International, and Jeremy Thomass Recorded Picture Company. Nakazawa had previously worked with director Takashi Miike on The Bird People in China and Andromedia (both in 1998), Yakuza Demon (2003), and Sukiyaki Western Django (2007). At the start of production, Thomas said he was pleased to be working again with "wonderful Japanese filmmakers like Toshiaki Nakazawa and Takashi Miike, whose work speaks for itself as being amongst the most successful and innovative coming from Japan". Nakazawa replied that he would like Thomas "to wear a sword also, and with one more assassin, together we will send out the fourteen assassins over there". Of his approach in directing the film, Miike said: I felt that all of us working on our remake of 13 Assassins had to honour the original director, Eiichi Kudo, and everyone else who created the original. It was important to avoid doing what most modern-day chanbara do, which is to insert a love story, or interpose modern-day mindsets. Over the years, people have remade Kurosawa movies, but failed every time because they have not been able to adapt the story into something young audiences can understand.Miike Takashi Takashi Miike Takashi Miike: Why I am bringing Japanese classics back to life https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/may/05/takeshi-miike-japanese-samurai-classics 13 May 2017 The Guardian 5 May 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160916163725/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/may/05/takeshi-miike-japanese-samurai-classics 16 September 2016 Having been a fan of Koji Yakusho's acting, Miike made it a priority that he be cast in the leading role. In addition, he sought younger actors to play the assassins, in particular Sousuke Takaoka and Takayuki Yamada, with whom Miike had worked in his two films, Crows Zero (2007) and its sequel Crows Zero 2 (2009).Mack Andrew Takashi Miike talks 13 Assassins and More... 14 April 2011 http://screenanarchy.com/2011/04/takashi-miike-talks-13-assassins-and-more.html Screen Anarchy 31 March 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170331210447/http://screenanarchy.com/2011/04/takashi-miike-talks-13-assassins-and-more.html 31 March 2017 The film's screenplay was written by Daisuke Tengan, who had also written the screenplay for Miike's film Audition (1999). The film entered production over a two-month period.http://www.easternkicks.com/features/takashi-miike-interview-for-13-assassins Takashi Miike Interview Heskins Andrew EasternKicks 2 May 2011 18 December 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20120213135316/http://www.easternkicks.com/features/takashi-miike-interview-for-13-assassins 13 February 2012 Principal photography began in July 2009 on a large open-air set in Tsuruoka in the Yamagata Prefecture in northern Japan. The filming of the action scenes took about three weeks and was met with minor weather-related difficulties. Miike had strayed from the use of CGI in the film as well as planning the scenes via storyboarding, insisting on shooting the scenes right away.Smith Jeremy Takashi Miike And Mr. Beaks Talk 13 Assassins! https://www.aintitcool.com/node/49441 31 March 2017 Ain't It Cool News 28 April 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170331211536/http://www.aintitcool.com/node/49441 31 March 2017 In a separate interview, however, Miike said that some CGI were used, albeit minimal. Over half of the thirteen actors playing the assassins were reportedly inexperienced in sword fighting and horseback riding, and Miike wanted them to be just that, explaining, "If the actors had been skilled from the beginning, and had been in several samurai movies before, the way they approached the action would've been different; they probably would've ended up being something they were doing to look good or be beautiful, or to fall into the trappings of the stereotypical form that they had." Filming concluded in early September 2009.Yakusho joins Thirteen Assassins Mark Schilling Mark Schilling 20 August 2009 https://variety.com/2009/film/news/yakusho-joins-thirteen-assassins-1118006191/ Variety 7 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20170701150800/http://variety.com/2009/film/news/yakusho-joins-thirteen-assassins-1118006191/ 1 July 2017 live Release For international exhibition, the 141 minute film was edited to 125 minutes.https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/13-assassins-film 13 Assassins (15) British Board of Film Classification 16 February 2011 4 November 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161105161107/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/13-assassins-film 5 November 2016 Theatrical run Jeremy Thomass London-based company HanWay Films handled international sales. Toho had prebought the rights to distribute in Japan,Duo gets behind Thirteen Assassins Stuart Kemp 12 May 2009 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i5c6f976cbed5f4a9415f9c5c37983f00. The Hollywood Reporter 7 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090515140506/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i5c6f976cbed5f4a9415f9c5c37983f00 15 May 2009 dead and released it on 25 September 2010.Young Deborah 13 Assassins Film Review https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/13-assassins-film-review-29966 25 July 2017 The Hollywood Reporter 14 October 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170820120122/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/13-assassins-film-review-29966 20 August 2017 The film competed for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival on 9 September 2010.http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/festival/lineup/off-sel/venezia67/ Venezia 67 29 July 2010 Venice Film Festival 29 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100801005005/http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/festival/lineup/off-sel/venezia67/ 1 August 2010 Magnet Releasing, a genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, acquired North American distribution rights.J. Renninger Bryce Magnet Takes Takashi Miike Samurai Film 13 Assassins https://www.indiewire.com/2010/09/magnet-takes-takashi-miike-samurai-film-13-assassins-244835/ 30 March 2017 IndieWire 22 September 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170330181126/http://www.indiewire.com/2010/09/magnet-takes-takashi-miike-samurai-film-13-assassins-244835/ 30 March 2017 The film streamed video on demand in March 2011, and was released theatrically in the United States on 29April.Brevet Brad Trailer for Takashi Miike's 13 Assassins https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/551219-trailer-for-takashi-miikes-13-assassins 30 March 2017 ComingSoon.net 25 March 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170330180953/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/551219-trailer-for-takashi-miikes-13-assassins 30 March 2017 At the box office, 13 Assassins grossed $802,778 in the US and Canada. From an estimated $6 million budget, it grossed $17,555,141 worldwide. Critical reception 13 Assassins drew favorable reviews from critics,Cohen Finn http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2011/09/the-swords-play-and-the-blood-spurts-in-13-assassins-this-weekend-in-new-orleans The Swords Play and the Blood Spurts in 13 Assassins This Weekend in New Orleans 4 June 2017 Complex 15 September 2011 many of whom praised its final battle sequence (which runs 45 minutes). Rotten Tomatoes gives a score of 95%, with an average rating of 7.9/10, based on reviews from 131 critics. The consensus reads, "Takashi Miike's electric remake of Eiichi Kudo's 1963 period action film is a wild spectacle executed with killer, dizzying panache."https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/13_assassins_2011/ 13 Assassins (2011) 4 January 2024 Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media On Metacritic, the film received "Universal acclaim" and was awarded its "Must-See" badge, with a weighted average of 84 out of 100 based on 33 reviews.13 Assassins (2011) http://www.metacritic.com/movie/13-assassins Metacritic CBS Interactive (CBS Corporation) 12 September 2019 Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times, who gave the film 31 2 stars out of 4, praised the film as "terrifically entertaining, an ambitious big-budget epic, directed with great visuals and sound", and compared it favorably with other action films in its subtle use of CGI effects. Ebert also praised the way the film "focuses on story in the midst of violence", as well as incorporating characters and drama with a skill that most blockbuster action films lack.http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110524/REVIEWS/110529985 13 Assassins Ebert Roger Roger Ebert 26 November 2012 25 May 2011 RogerEbert.com live https://web.archive.org/web/20111125084111/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20110524%2FREVIEWS%2F110529985 25 November 2011 Ebert later included it in his Best Films of 2011 list as an addendum to his top 20.http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2011/12/the_best_films_of_2011.html The Best Films of 2011 Ebert Roger 26 November 2012 15 December 2011 RogerEbert.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120105215412/http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2011/12/the_best_films_of_2011.html 5 January 2012 Manohla Dargis chose 13 Assassins as her Critic's Pick for The New York Times, describing it as "A stirring, unexpectedly moving story of love and blood".Dargis Manohla Manohla Dargis Swords Drip Red With Revenge https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/29/movies/13-assassins-directed-by-takashi-miike-review.html 30 March 2017 The New York Times 28 April 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170331025704/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/29/movies/13-assassins-directed-by-takashi-miike-review.html 31 March 2017 V.A. Musetto of the New York Post said the film complements Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (1954) and Ran (1985), describing Miike's film as "a pulse-quickening masterpiece that would please the mighty Kurosawa".Musetto V. A. 13 Assassins https://nypost.com/2011/04/29/13-assassins/ 30 March 2017 New York Post 29 April 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170331031551/http://nypost.com/2011/04/29/13-assassins/ 31 March 2017 Mark Schilling of The Japan Times commended Miike's direction and the performance of the ensemble cast (including Koji Yakusho's). Schilling gave the film 4 stars out of 5, but, notwithstanding other favorable comparisons, he noted that it barely "strike[s] the deeper chords" of Seven Samurai. Tom Mes of Film Comment said the film "culminates in a riveting, ingeniously plotted, and inventively shot 45-minute battle scene that few contemporary Japanese directors besides Miike could pull off, either logistically or artistically".Mes Tom Review: 13 Assassins https://www.filmcomment.com/article/13-assassins-review/ 13 May 2017 Film Comment May/June 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20141028003833/http://www.filmcomment.com/article/13-assassins-review 28 October 2014 0015-119X Leslie Felperin of Variety praised the film's technical aspects, describing Kenji Yamashita's editing as "gracefully executed", Kazuhiro Sawataishi's costume design as "terrific, character-defining", and Kōji Endō's soundtrack as "rousing, propulsive score".Felperin Leslie Review: 13 Assassins https://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/13-assassins-1117943483/ 19 April 2017 Variety 9 September 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170419195744/http://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/13-assassins-1117943483/ 19 April 2017 Home media The film's DVD and Blu-ray versions were released in the United States on 5July 2011 by Magnet Releasing,Hurtado Josh Takashi Miike's 13 Assassins Blazes Onto Blu-ray/DVD July 5th From Magnet Releasing http://screenanarchy.com/2011/06/takashi-miikes-13-assassins-blazes-onto-blu-raydvd-july-5th-from-magnet-releasing.html 30 March 2017 Screen Anarchy 6 July 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170331031240/http://screenanarchy.com/2011/06/takashi-miikes-13-assassins-blazes-onto-blu-raydvd-july-5th-from-magnet-releasing.html 31 March 2017 and in the United Kingdom on 5September by Artificial Eye.Foster Dave 13 Assassins (UK) in September http://film.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/74112/13-assassins-uk-in-september.html 19 April 2017 The Digital Fix 13 July 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170419195125/http://film.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/74112/13-assassins-uk-in-september.html 19 April 2017 The DVD version was the 12th-bestselling DVD in its first week of availability in the US, selling 41,593 copies. In its second week, it dropped to 30th place, selling 13,922 copies. The Blu-ray version was the third-bestselling Blu-ray, selling 33,142 copies in its first week. In its second week, it dropped to 10,335 copies and was placed 20th.Jûsan-nin no shikaku (2011): Video sales https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Jusan-nin-no-shikaku#tab=video-sales The Numbers 30 March 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170331030948/http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Jusan-nin-no-shikaku 31 March 2017 The Blu-ray version garnered positive reviews from IGN, DVD Talk, Slant Magazine, and HuffPost UK.Schaffer R. L. 13 Assassins Blu-ray Review https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/07/06/13-assassins-blu-ray-review 24 June 2017 IGN 6 July 2011 Orndorf Brian 13 Assassins (Blu-ray) https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/49557/13-assassins/ 24 June 2017 DVD Talk 4 July 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150919203358/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/49557/13-assassins/ 19 September 2015 Heath Glenn Jr. 13 Assassins https://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/review/13-assassins 24 June 2017 Slant Magazine 17 July 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20161223181926/http://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/review/13-assassins 23 December 2016 Skinner Craig Blu-ray Review: 13 Assassins http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/craig-skinner/bluray-review-13-assassin_b_932608.html 24 June 2017 HuffPost United Kingdom 31 August 2011 Accolades In Japan, the film won four of its ten nominations at the 34th Japan Academy Prize,http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/34.html ja:第 34 回日本アカデミー賞優秀賞 17 December 2010 ja Japan Academy Prize live https://web.archive.org/web/20111118174008/http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/34.html 18 November 2011 and won both of its two nominations at the 32nd Yokohama Film Festival.http://yokohama-eigasai.o.oo7.jp/ ja:第32回ヨコハマ映画祭2011年2月6日（日）横浜･関内ホールベストテン･個人賞 31 March 2017 ja Yokohama Film Festival live https://web.archive.org/web/20161203063315/http://yokohama-eigasai.o.oo7.jp/ 3 December 2016 In 2014 Time Out polled several film critics, directors, actors, and stunt actors to list their top action films.https://www.timeout.com/newyork/film/best-action-movies Time Out The 100 best action movies 7 November 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141106142045/http://www.timeout.com/newyork/film/best-action-movies 6 November 2014 13 Assassins was listed at 94th place on the list.https://www.timeout.com/newyork/film/the-100-best-action-movies-100-91 Time Out 7 November 2014 The 100 best action movies: 100–91 live https://web.archive.org/web/20141107142624/http://www.timeout.com/newyork/film/the-100-best-action-movies-100-91 7 November 2014 Rotten Tomatoes ranked the film at No. 70 on its list of the "140 Essential Action Movies To Watch Now",100 Best Fresh Action Movies https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/140-essential-action-movies-to-watch-now/2/ Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media 13 November 2018 and was ranked at No. 5 on Screen Rant's "12 Best Action Movies You've Never Heard Of".DiGiulio Matt 12 Best Action Movies You've Never Heard Of https://screenrant.com/best-underrated-action-movies/ 29 September 2017 Screen Rant 20 January 2016 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170116000737/http://screenrant.com/best-underrated-action-movies/ 16 January 2017 13 Assassins made the British Film Institute's list of 10 great samurai films.Sharp Jasper 10 great samurai films https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-great-samurai-films British Film Institute 24 December 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20171224213849/http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/lists/10-great-samurai-films 24 December 2017 Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref(s) References Asian Film Awards 21 March 2011 Best Production Design Hayashida Yuji Asian Film Awards 2011 winners http://www.screenz.co.nz/asian-film-awards-winners/ Screenz 23 March 2011 31 March 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170401062246/http://www.screenz.co.nz/asian-film-awards-winners/ 1 April 2017 Best Director Takashi Miike Best Actor Koji Yakusho Best Editor Kenji Yamashita Austin Film Critics Association Awards 28 December 2011 Top 10 Films — Ninth place 2011 Awards 7 December 2016 https://austinfilmcritics.org/2011-awards-2df24fa3b10c Austin Film Critics Association Awards 1 April 2017 22 November 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171122101321/https://austinfilmcritics.org/2011-awards-2df24fa3b10c?gi=d486bf741e0c deadChlotrudis Society for Independent Films 21 March 2012 Best Director Takashi Miike https://chlotrudis.org/2012-18th-annual-awards/ 2012, 18th Annual Awards Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films 13 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211213033953/https://chlotrudis.org/2012-18th-annual-awards/ 13 December 2021 live Best Cinematography Nobuyasu Kita Best Production Design Yûji Hayashida Japan Academy Prize 18 February 2011 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Nobuyasu Kita Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction — Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction Yûji Hayashida Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording Jun Nakamura Picture of the Year — Director of the Year Takashi Miike Screenplay of the Year Daisuke Tengan Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Koji Yakusho Outstanding Achievement in Music Kōji Endō Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing Kenji Yamashita Online Film Critics Society 2 January 2012 Best Foreign Language Film — Knegt Peter The Tree of Life Leads Online Film Critics Society Awards https://www.indiewire.com/2012/01/the-tree-of-life-leads-online-film-critics-society-awards-50098/ 31 March 2017 IndieWire 3 January 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170401060550/http://www.indiewire.com/2012/01/the-tree-of-life-leads-online-film-critics-society-awards-50098/ 1 April 2017 Satellite Awards 18 December 2011 Best Foreign Language Film — International Press Academy 2011 http://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/2011/ International Press 31 March 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160429224042/http://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/2011/ 29 April 2016 St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association 12 December 2011 Best Foreign Language Film — The Artist wins five from St. Louis critics Staff http://uproxx.com/hitfix/the-artist-wins-four-from-st-louis-critics/ 31 March 2017 Uproxx 19 December 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170401143902/http://uproxx.com/hitfix/the-artist-wins-four-from-st-louis-critics/ 1 April 2017 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 5 December 2011 Best Foreign Language Film — http://www.wafca.com/awards/2011.htm 2011 WAFCA Awards WAFCA press release 5 December 2011 19 December 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20141018233940/http://www.wafca.com/awards/2011.htm 18 October 2014 Yokohama Film Festival 6 February 2011 Best Film — Best Screenplay Daisuke Tengan References External links 1436045 13 Assassins Category:2010 films Category:2010 action films Category:Films directed by Takashi Miike Category:Films produced by Jeremy Thomas Category:Films produced by Minami Ichikawa Category:Films set in 1844 Category:Japanese action war films Category:Remakes of Japanese films Category:2010s action war films Category:2010 war films Category:Jidaigeki films Category:2010s samurai films Category:Toho films Category:Curzon Artificial Eye films Category:Recorded Picture Company films Category:2010 Japanese films Category:2010 Japanese-language films Category:Films about assassinations