13 Assassins (2010)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | 13 assassins |
| Original title | 十三 人 の 刺客 (Jūsannin no Shikaku) |
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| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| Publishing year | 2010 |
| length | 141 (original) - 120 (German) minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Takashi Miike |
| script | Daisuke Tengan |
| production |
Minami Ichikawa Tōichirō Shiraishi Michihiko Yanagisawa |
| music | Kōji Endō |
| camera | Nobuyasu Kita |
| cut | Kenji Yamashita |
| occupation | |
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13 Assassins ( Jap. 十三人の刺客 , Jūsannin no Shikaku ) is a Japanese Samurai movie from director Takashi Miike from the year 2010 . The plot of the film is based on a true story in pre- Meiji Japan . The film is a remake of the samurai film of the same name by Eiichi Kudō from 1963 and repeatedly cites motifs and settings from the samurai films by Akira Kurosawa , especially from Seven Samurai .
In 2009 the film received a nomination for Best Picture at the 34th Japanese Academy Awards .
action
Japan, 1840: The Tokugawa Shogun dynasty is threatened with extinction because a corrupt ruler, Matsudaira Naritsugu in Akashi province, murders, robs and raped its own citizens. He will not be prosecuted because the ruling Shogun is his half-brother . Only the Minister of Justice rises to the challenge and hires the aging samurai Shinzaemon to murder Naritsugu. However, the plans are betrayed by the samurai Hanbei, a childhood friend of Shinzaemon who is loyal to Naritsugu.
Shinzaemon hires 11 more samurai to help, including his own nephew Shinroukuro. He plans to ambush Naritsugu on a trip. With the blessing and financial support of the Minister of Justice, the samurai evacuate the village of Ochiai, install traps and develop it into a fortress. Meanwhile, another provincial prince, whose son and daughter-in-law were killed and raped, ensures that the official route is blocked and that Naritsugu actually has to take the route through Ochiai.
At the same time, the samurai are attacked by a group of mercenaries hired by Hanbei. On the run over the mountains they get lost in a forest. They meet the hunter Kiga Koyata, who leads them out of the forest and accompanies them as the 13th warrior.
When the warriors arrive in Ochiai, they realize that Naritsugu has escaped. However, he returns and has now 200 soldiers instead of 70 to accompany him. A long battle ensues between the two sides.
Background information
According to the Internet Movie Database , the budget for the film was $ 6 million. In contrast, on Filmstarts.de a production budget of 20 million US dollars is given.
The film grossed around $ 18 million in cinemas worldwide, including $ 0.8 million in the United States.
publication
Compared to the Japanese version with 141 minutes running time, the international version has been shortened by 15 minutes with 126 minutes.
On September 9, 2010, the film had its premiere at the Venice International Film Festival . In the following months the film was shown at other film festivals.
The film was released in Japanese cinemas on September 25, 2010.
In the United States , the film premiered at the Wisconsin Film Festival . On the opening weekend of 1 May 2011, the film generated revenues of approximately 46,000 dollars in the United States and walked on four screens. With 72 screens on the opening weekend of May 8th 2011, the film grossed around £ 124,000 in the UK .
The film had its German premiere on March 20, 2011 at the Fantasy Film Festival in Berlin .
reception
The film received mostly positive reviews. On the US film review site Rotten Tomatoes , the film received 96% positive reviews from a total of 117 reviews. The lexicon of international films judged that the film impressed “with its staging that focuses on the essentials and furious martial arts sequences”. He tells "in the guise of a classic genre story of the need to resist the abuse of state power". The film magazine Cinema described the film as a "successful remake of the 1963 original".
Web links
- Official website ( Memento of February 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- 13 Assassins in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- 13 Assassins atrotten tomatoes(English)
- 13 assassins in the online movie database
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c 13 Assassins in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on September 28, 2011
- ↑ Release certificate for 13 assassins . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , March 2011 (PDF; test number: 126 964 V).
- ↑ a b Box office / business for. Internet Movie Database, accessed July 28, 2013 .
- ↑ Contents & details. Filmstarts.de , accessed on July 28, 2013 .
- ↑ 13 Assassins (2011) - Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Additional details. Internet Movie Database , accessed July 28, 2013 .
- ↑ Release Info. Internet Movie Database, accessed July 28, 2013 .
- ↑ 13 Assassins . In: Fantasy Filmfest (ed.): Fantasy Filmfest Nights . S. 6 ( fantasyfilmfest.com [PDF; 2.8 MB ; accessed on July 28, 2013]).
- ↑ 13 Assassins at Rotten Tomatoes (English), accessed on September 9, 2014.
- ↑ 13 Assassins. Cinema , accessed September 9, 2014 .