| 13 Assassins Jūsan-nin no shikaku |
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| Directed by | Eiichi Kudo |
| Produced by |
Kanji Amao Jun'ichirō Tamaki |
| Screenplay by | Kaneo Ikegami |
| Starring |
Takayuki Akutagawa Chiezō Kataoka Kōtarō Satomi |
| Music by | Akira Ifukube |
| Cinematography | Jūhei Suzuki |
| Edited by | Shintarō Miyamoto |
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Production
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| Distributed by | Toei Company |
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Release date
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1963 |
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Running time
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125 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
13 Assassins (Japanese: 十三人の刺客 romaji: Jūsan-nin no shikaku?) is a 1963 Japanese jidaigeki (period drama) film directed by Eiichi Kudo.
13 samurai plan to assassinate a sadistic feudal lord.
The film was remade in 2010 by Takashi Miike. The remake was met with critical acclaim.