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2024 film directed by Kazuya Shiraishi
September 2024
September 2024
11 rebels 11 Rebels film poster.jpg Promotional film poster 十一人の賊軍 Kazuya Shiraishi Daisuke Takahashi Ikegami Junya Kasahara Kazuo Takayuki Yamada
Taiga Nakano
Hiroshi Tamaki
Sadao Abe Matsumura Kenta Naoya Ikeda Hitami Kato Toei Kyoto Studios Toei 2024 10 28 Tokyo 2024 11 1 Japan y Japan Japanese $1.6 million11 Rebels 33367745 26 December 2024
11 Rebels 十一人の賊軍 yes is a 2024 Japanese samurai, period action film directed by Kazuya Shiraishi, starring Takayuki Yamada and Taiga Nakano.https://deadline.com/2024/09/tokyo-film-festival-shiraishi-kazuya-marcello-mio-chiara-mastroianni-1236084803/ Tokyo Film Festival To Open With Kazuya Shiraishi's '11 Rebels'; Close With 'Marcello Mio' Liz Shackleton 11 September 2024 12 September 2024 Deadline enhttps://2024.tiff-jp.net/news/en/?p=18935 37th TIFF to Open with "11 Rebels" and Close with "Marcello Mio" Tokyo International Film Festival September 11, 2024 September 12, 2024 en The film had its world premiere at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival as opening film with screening on October 28, 2024.https://variety.com/2024/film/news/tokyo-film-festival-11-rebels-1236140661/ '11 Rebels' Period Thriller Set to Open Tokyo Film Festival Patrick Frater Variety September 11, 2024 September 12, 2024 en
Synopsis
The Mizoguchi clan's historic betrayal in Niigata occurred during the intense Boshin War, Japan's most ferocious conflict. The story follows an 11-member suicide squad on a desperate mission to defend a fortress. As the Mizoguchi clan, the old shogunate, and the new government clash, their heroic struggle unfolds.
Cast
Takayuki Yamada as Masa
Taiga Nakano as Washio Heishirō
Onoe Ukon II as Akatan
Riho Sayashi as Natsu
Takara Sakumoto as Noro
Seiji Chihara as Indō
Amane Okayama as Oroshiya
Yūya Matsuura as Sanzu
Hayate Ichinose as Nimaime
Ryōta Oyanagi as Tsujigiri
Chikara Motoyama as old man
Shūhei Nomura as Irie Kazuma
Takuma Otoo as Sengoku Zen'emon
Shunsuke Tanaka
Satoru Matsuo
Fuga Shibazaki
Goro Sato
Hisashi Yoshizawa
Taro Suruga
Yōhei Matsukado as Irobe Nagato
Kōdai Asaka
Kazuma Sano
Hirokio Andō
Gaku Sano
Nadal
Mai Kiryu
Eri Nagai
Naomi Nishida
Hiroshi Tamaki as Yamagata Kyōsuke
Sadao Abe as Mizoguchi Takumi
Production
The original script was written by Kazuo Kasahara in 1964. However, Shigeru Okada, the head of Toei Kyoto Studio, was dissatisfied with the ending, so the project was shelved. Sixty years later, the script was finally brought to life on screen, directed by Kazuya Shiraishi. https://eiga.com/news/20240527/4/ 「仁義なき戦い」脚本家・笠原和夫の幻のプロットを映画化!「十一人の賊軍」で山田孝之×仲野太賀×白石和彌監督がタッグ 16 October 2024 eiga.com
Release
The film was invited at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival as opening film where it had its world premiere on October 28, 2024. It had already secured theatrical distribution in North America.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/11-rebels-tokyo-international-film-festival-1235999496/ Samurai Thriller '11 Rebels' to Open Tokyo International Film Festival Peter Brzeski Hollywood Reporter 11 September 2024 15 September 2024 en
The film was released in the Japanese theatres on 1 November 2024.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2024-tokyo-film-festival-opening-night-premiere-11-rebels-1236046451/ Tokyo Film Fest Makes Rollicking Start With Premiere of Bloody Samurai Flick ’11 Rebels’ Patrick Brzeski, Gavin Blair The Hollywood Reporter 28 October 2024 29 October 2024 en
Reception
Wendy Ide, reviewing the movie for Screen Daily, gave 11 Rebels a positive review. "A small army of highly marketable heart-throb actors toplined by Yamada Takayuki and Nakano Taiga." Closing review Ide wrote, The film focuses on its intense and violent action scenes, rather than subtlety. Ide added, It excels in its production quality, showcasing impressive design work and beautifully rendered 19th-century Japanese architecture amid the extensive bloodshed.https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/11-rebels-tokyo-review/5198548.article 11 Rebels’: Tokyo Review Wendy Ide 28 October 2024 29 October 2024 Screen Daily en
Accolades
The film featured at no. 10 in the list of top 10 Japanese films of 2024 at the Yokohama Film Festival. http://yokohama-eigasai.o.oo7.jp/46-2024/46_2024_best10.html 2024年日本映画ベストテン Top 10 Japanese Movies of 2024 1 December 2024 Yokohama Film Festival ja
Award Ceremony date Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.Mainichi Film Awards17 January 2025 Mainichi Film Award for Best Cinematography Naoya Ikeda https://mainichi.jp/articles/20250117/ddm/012/200/109000c 第79回毎日映画コンクール 受賞作・者決まる The 79th Mainichi Film Awards winners announced 17 January 2025 The Mainichi News ja Mainichi Film Award for Best Sound Recording Tomoharu Urata Yokohama Film Festival 2 February 2025 Best Actor Taiga Nakano http://yokohama-eigasai.o.oo7.jp/46-2024/46_2024_shou.html 第46回ヨコハマ映画祭 2024年日本映画個人賞 46th Yokohama Film Festival: 2024 Japanese Film Individual Award 1 December 2024 Yokohama Film Festival jaJapan Academy Film Prize14 March 2025 Best Art Direction Masazumi Okihara https://eiga.com/news/20250121/17/ 第48回日本アカデミー賞優秀賞発表「正体」が最多12部門13の優秀賞【受賞者・作品一覧】 48th Japan Academy Awards Excellence Awards Announced: "Seitai" Wins 13 Excellence Awards in 12 Categories [List of Winners and Films] 21 January 2025 21 January 2025 eiga.com ja Best Sound Recording Tomoharu Urata
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External links
Category:2024 films
Category:2024 Japanese films
Category:2024 Japanese-language films
Category:2020s samurai films
Category:Films directed by Kazuya Shiraishi
Category:Films set in fortresses
Category:Japanese historical action films
Category:Toei Company films
Category:Boshin War films