Eiichi Kudo isn't a name that comes up too often when the casual film fan talks about the great Japanese directors. However, with the recent huge success of Takashi Miike's remake of Kudo's 13 Assassins, he's undergone something of a reexamination among film fans, and who is there is provide us with more fuel for the fire but the ever dependable AnimEigo. Last month the indie label released Kudo's original 13 Assassins on DVD for the first time in the Us, and this month they continue with his follow up to that masterpiece, The Great Killing, which is pretty spectacular on its own.The similarities between The Thirteen Assassins and The Great Killing are difficult to avoid. We have a group of rogue samurai and others...
- 6/29/2012
- Screen Anarchy
There were many delights to be found in UK cinemas in 2011 both in wide release and at the wide variety of festivals that still thrive here. I watched a great many films in 2011 and there were a large number that impressed me and below are some of my favourites.
I have divided the films into released and unreleased categories, thereby allowing me to include films seen at festivals that have have not (yet) been released in the UK. Some of these films are still without a distributor (including my number one film) and therefore may never be eligible for inclusion in a ‘released top ten list’.
Released Top Ten
1. 13 Assassins (Takashi Miike)
“Who would have thought the age of war would be like this? It’s magnificent.”
Having followed Takashi Miike’s career for a number of years there has been plenty of variety, from fantastical kid’s films to graphically violent experimentation,...
I have divided the films into released and unreleased categories, thereby allowing me to include films seen at festivals that have have not (yet) been released in the UK. Some of these films are still without a distributor (including my number one film) and therefore may never be eligible for inclusion in a ‘released top ten list’.
Released Top Ten
1. 13 Assassins (Takashi Miike)
“Who would have thought the age of war would be like this? It’s magnificent.”
Having followed Takashi Miike’s career for a number of years there has been plenty of variety, from fantastical kid’s films to graphically violent experimentation,...
- 1/6/2012
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Most moviegoers can agree on one thing: there were way too many movies this year. If you’re (un)fortunate enough to live in New York, you had the opportunity to see around 600 new features come and go; the rest of us didn’t get that many fewer. That means that anyone who’s been put in a position to make a top 10 (or top 15, or top 20…) had to make some sad cuts. So we thought it appropriate to highlight some of the year’s most memorable individual moments, scenes, and sequences, from movies that may or may not have made our individual year-end lists. Some were from movies we didn’t love; some are from movies we didn’t even like, but all stood out. Which is no small feat considering just how insane the release calendar has become.
We are keeping out credit sequences since we feel it is an artform in itself,...
We are keeping out credit sequences since we feel it is an artform in itself,...
- 12/22/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
It used to be that there were a few unquestionable constants in life: death, taxes and the cinematic insanity of Takeshi Miike. But then the Japanese auteur threw a curve-ball at this year’s Cannes film festival by offering a measured, slow-moving, but ultimately highly-crafted Samurai movie that left its weapon sheathed in favour of a humanist, emotive drama that split audiences thanks to that issue of difference. That movie – Harakiri – was certainly different, but it is best considered (when wider audiences eventually get to see it), as the yin to 13 Assassins‘ Yang: the two movies are opposite sides of the same coin, but both are crafted with artisan precision to tell the two sides of the samurai story, duty in battle and patriarchal responsibility at home.
13 Assassins is a remake of a remarkably little-seen Eiichi Kudo 1963 film (itself based on a true story), and it is little wonder that...
13 Assassins is a remake of a remarkably little-seen Eiichi Kudo 1963 film (itself based on a true story), and it is little wonder that...
- 9/5/2011
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
Julia's Eyes; 13 Assassins; Water for Elephants; Priest; A Little Bit of Heaven
A few years ago actress Belén Rueda dazzled audiences with her fearsomely engaging central performance in Ja Bayona's ghostly chiller The Orphanage. Now, in Guillem Morales's intense psychological thriller Julia's Eyes (2010, Optimum, 15), she reconfirms her position as one of modern cinema's most credible and entrancing performers. As the eponymous heroine, a woman suffering from progressive sight loss worsened by emotional trauma, Rueda brings real conviction to a role that demands both audience sympathy and not a little suspension of disbelief. Compelled to uncover the truth behind the alleged suicide of a similarly afflicted sister, Julia retraces her twin's footsteps to discover the faceless spectre of a mysterious man lurking always at the periphery of her vision. As the darkness of her condition closes in, Julia's mental state starts to collapse – or does it?
Like The Orphanage, this...
A few years ago actress Belén Rueda dazzled audiences with her fearsomely engaging central performance in Ja Bayona's ghostly chiller The Orphanage. Now, in Guillem Morales's intense psychological thriller Julia's Eyes (2010, Optimum, 15), she reconfirms her position as one of modern cinema's most credible and entrancing performers. As the eponymous heroine, a woman suffering from progressive sight loss worsened by emotional trauma, Rueda brings real conviction to a role that demands both audience sympathy and not a little suspension of disbelief. Compelled to uncover the truth behind the alleged suicide of a similarly afflicted sister, Julia retraces her twin's footsteps to discover the faceless spectre of a mysterious man lurking always at the periphery of her vision. As the darkness of her condition closes in, Julia's mental state starts to collapse – or does it?
Like The Orphanage, this...
- 9/3/2011
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
(The review of 13 Assassins included below was originally posted as part of my coverage of the London Film Festival. Below the review of the film you can find my thoughts on the new Blu-ray release from Artificial Eye.)
The Film
Edo period Japan and the untouchable brother of the Shogun, the villainous Lord Naritsugu (played wonderfully by Smap member Goro Inagaki), is out of control and a group of samurai (and a wandering bandit) set out to assassinate Naritsugu before he rises too high and things get far worse. Laying a trap for him and his guards the group of assassins must fight through hundreds of of men in order to get to him. In their efforts to kill him they employ complex tactics and ingenious contraptions but it is their tenacity that is perhaps their greatest strength.
13 Assassins is based on a true story and is also a remake...
The Film
Edo period Japan and the untouchable brother of the Shogun, the villainous Lord Naritsugu (played wonderfully by Smap member Goro Inagaki), is out of control and a group of samurai (and a wandering bandit) set out to assassinate Naritsugu before he rises too high and things get far worse. Laying a trap for him and his guards the group of assassins must fight through hundreds of of men in order to get to him. In their efforts to kill him they employ complex tactics and ingenious contraptions but it is their tenacity that is perhaps their greatest strength.
13 Assassins is based on a true story and is also a remake...
- 8/31/2011
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
13 Assassins
Stars: Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yusuke Iseya, Mikijiro Hira, Hiroki Matsukata | Written by Daisuke Tengan & Shoichiro Ikemiya | Directed by Takashi Miike
“In mid-19th Century Japan the era of the samurai is beginning to fade as the feudal nation begins to enjoy a rare period of peace. But the fragile calm is soon threatened by the bloody rise of Lord Naritsugu, the Shogun’s sadistic, psychopathic younger brother, whose position places him above the law and free to rape, mutilate and murder on a whim. Concerned that Naritsugu’s actions will eventually destroy the Shogunate, top Shogun official Sir Doi covertly calls on esteemed and noble samurai warrior Shinzaemon Shimada (Koji Yakusho) to assassinate the evil Lord before it is too late. Shinzaemon willingly agrees and immediately gathers together an elite group of samurai to assist him in the task, knowing that what they are about to embark upon...
Stars: Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yusuke Iseya, Mikijiro Hira, Hiroki Matsukata | Written by Daisuke Tengan & Shoichiro Ikemiya | Directed by Takashi Miike
“In mid-19th Century Japan the era of the samurai is beginning to fade as the feudal nation begins to enjoy a rare period of peace. But the fragile calm is soon threatened by the bloody rise of Lord Naritsugu, the Shogun’s sadistic, psychopathic younger brother, whose position places him above the law and free to rape, mutilate and murder on a whim. Concerned that Naritsugu’s actions will eventually destroy the Shogunate, top Shogun official Sir Doi covertly calls on esteemed and noble samurai warrior Shinzaemon Shimada (Koji Yakusho) to assassinate the evil Lord before it is too late. Shinzaemon willingly agrees and immediately gathers together an elite group of samurai to assist him in the task, knowing that what they are about to embark upon...
- 8/30/2011
- by Baron Fornightly
- Nerdly
The Film:
The death of the samurai wasn’t from Seppuku, but by gun powder. 13 Assassins is a tale about this aspect, in the dying era of the samurais. Large and intimate, the scale of the film extends far beyond our rag tag troupe of assassins, as it portrays the end of honor as well. As gunpowder became the weapon of choice over the sword, wars changed as men who carried the new weapons changed. All this deepness from the most controversial Japanese director working, Takashi Miike? Yep. 13 Assassins is beautifully directed, easily accessible, and instantly pleasing, but don’t ever forget this is a Takashi Miike film, as evident by a tongueless, limbless, man-made sex doll seen tragically in the early minutes.
Miike has always had his foot in the odd, and has also been considered a cult film director here in the Western world. True. Audition or something...
The death of the samurai wasn’t from Seppuku, but by gun powder. 13 Assassins is a tale about this aspect, in the dying era of the samurais. Large and intimate, the scale of the film extends far beyond our rag tag troupe of assassins, as it portrays the end of honor as well. As gunpowder became the weapon of choice over the sword, wars changed as men who carried the new weapons changed. All this deepness from the most controversial Japanese director working, Takashi Miike? Yep. 13 Assassins is beautifully directed, easily accessible, and instantly pleasing, but don’t ever forget this is a Takashi Miike film, as evident by a tongueless, limbless, man-made sex doll seen tragically in the early minutes.
Miike has always had his foot in the odd, and has also been considered a cult film director here in the Western world. True. Audition or something...
- 7/21/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
Looks like Takashi Miike tasted some blood while filming his remake of Eiichi Kudo’s 13 Assassins, so he decided to bring another samurai classic back to the screens with a remake of Masaki Kobayashi’s 1962 Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai.
Teaser:
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Clip:
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Synopsis:
A poverty-stricken samurai named Hanshiro Tsugumo arrives at the manor of a feudal lord under the pretense of wanting to find a suitable place to commit seppuku. The lord sees this as a bluff, as many hard up samurai had made the same request in hopes of getting a hand-out. However, Tsugumo’s true motive is to complete the last part of his vengeance.
[via Wildgrounds & Nippon Cinema]...
Teaser:
[See post to watch Flash video]
Clip:
Visit Wildgrounds for two more clips…
Synopsis:
A poverty-stricken samurai named Hanshiro Tsugumo arrives at the manor of a feudal lord under the pretense of wanting to find a suitable place to commit seppuku. The lord sees this as a bluff, as many hard up samurai had made the same request in hopes of getting a hand-out. However, Tsugumo’s true motive is to complete the last part of his vengeance.
[via Wildgrounds & Nippon Cinema]...
- 5/18/2011
- by Ulrik
- Affenheimtheater
"What makes Johann run — and rob?" asks Melissa Anderson in the Voice. "Benjamin Heisenberg's second feature is as taut, lean, and fleet as its title character, played by Andreas Lust and based on the real-life Johann Kastenberger, who was both Austria's most-wanted bank robber of the 1980s and a champion marathoner. Writing the script with Martin Prinz, who adapted his own 2005 novel about the notorious criminal, Heisenberg forgoes backstory and psychological explanation, structuring his film as a series of adrenaline spikes."
"Lust's character in The Robber is familiar from European crime movies," suggests Noel Murray at the Av Club. "He's the stoic loner who doesn't say much, lest he inadvertently reveal some kind of motivation. When he robs banks, he wears a thin mask that doesn't look all that different from his face, and when he goes on a date with his caseworker, Franziska Weisz, he's more amused by...
"Lust's character in The Robber is familiar from European crime movies," suggests Noel Murray at the Av Club. "He's the stoic loner who doesn't say much, lest he inadvertently reveal some kind of motivation. When he robs banks, he wears a thin mask that doesn't look all that different from his face, and when he goes on a date with his caseworker, Franziska Weisz, he's more amused by...
- 5/8/2011
- MUBI
The Japanese director explains why he has returned to the chanbara samurai films of his youth for his new film 13 Assassins
It was two years ago, when I was watching the classic 1963 samurai film 13 Assassins, that I was struck by the sheer power and energy the Japanese film industry possessed in its heyday. But I also immediately felt sad, because we have lost the ability to make films like that. I wanted to resurrect this creative spirit. That's why I decided to do a remake.
I was only three years old when the original came out. It's popular among samurai movie fans – a legendary film for my father's generation, among the many fine chanbara (samurai films) made at the time. Most of all, I love the Zatoichi series about the blind swordsman, especially the first one, from 1962. It's a masterpiece. Then there are the films of Hideo Gosha: Kumokiri Nizaemon (Bandits vs Samurai Squad,...
It was two years ago, when I was watching the classic 1963 samurai film 13 Assassins, that I was struck by the sheer power and energy the Japanese film industry possessed in its heyday. But I also immediately felt sad, because we have lost the ability to make films like that. I wanted to resurrect this creative spirit. That's why I decided to do a remake.
I was only three years old when the original came out. It's popular among samurai movie fans – a legendary film for my father's generation, among the many fine chanbara (samurai films) made at the time. Most of all, I love the Zatoichi series about the blind swordsman, especially the first one, from 1962. It's a masterpiece. Then there are the films of Hideo Gosha: Kumokiri Nizaemon (Bandits vs Samurai Squad,...
- 5/5/2011
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
Edo period Japan and the untouchable brother of the Shogun, the villainous Lord Naritsugu (played wonderfully by Smap member Goro Inagaki), is out of control and a group of samurai (and a wandering bandit) set out to assassinate Naritsugu before he rises too high and things get far worse. Laying a trap for him and his guards the group of assassins must fight through hundreds of of men in order to get to him. In their efforts to kill him they employ complex tactics and ingenious contraptions but it is their tenacity that is perhaps their greatest strength.
13 Assassins is based on a true story and is also a remake of an under-seen but exceptional 1963 film of the same name by Eiichi Kudo. Kudo’s original was the first film in a loose trilogy with The Great Killing and 11 Assassins. Although The Great Killing is often considered his masterpiece, perhaps...
13 Assassins is based on a true story and is also a remake of an under-seen but exceptional 1963 film of the same name by Eiichi Kudo. Kudo’s original was the first film in a loose trilogy with The Great Killing and 11 Assassins. Although The Great Killing is often considered his masterpiece, perhaps...
- 5/3/2011
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Reviewed by Annlee Ellingson
(from the 2010 AFI Fest)
Directed by: Takashi Miike
Written by: Daisuke Tengan
Starring: Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yûsuke Iseya, Gorô Inagaki and Masachika Ichimura
Insanely prolific Takashi Miike’s remake of Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 film starts with a dramatic suicide. It ends with a bloody 45-minute showdown between the titular warriors and an army of 200 men. Between this isolated act and the gory battle that avenges it are some slow, too-deliberate exposition and development, but the rousing finale, along with heavy thematic questions about the samurai code of loyalty and moments of levity, make it well worth the wait.
Alone in the forecourt of an imposing palace, a nobleman commits hara-kiri, the camera focusing on his face as he carves, to protest the rape and murder of his daughter-in-law and beheading of his son by Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira (Gorô Inagaki), the vile brother of the shogun.
(from the 2010 AFI Fest)
Directed by: Takashi Miike
Written by: Daisuke Tengan
Starring: Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yûsuke Iseya, Gorô Inagaki and Masachika Ichimura
Insanely prolific Takashi Miike’s remake of Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 film starts with a dramatic suicide. It ends with a bloody 45-minute showdown between the titular warriors and an army of 200 men. Between this isolated act and the gory battle that avenges it are some slow, too-deliberate exposition and development, but the rousing finale, along with heavy thematic questions about the samurai code of loyalty and moments of levity, make it well worth the wait.
Alone in the forecourt of an imposing palace, a nobleman commits hara-kiri, the camera focusing on his face as he carves, to protest the rape and murder of his daughter-in-law and beheading of his son by Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira (Gorô Inagaki), the vile brother of the shogun.
- 4/25/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Annlee Ellingson
(from the 2010 AFI Fest)
Directed by: Takashi Miike
Written by: Daisuke Tengan
Starring: Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yûsuke Iseya, Gorô Inagaki and Masachika Ichimura
Insanely prolific Takashi Miike’s remake of Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 film starts with a dramatic suicide. It ends with a bloody 45-minute showdown between the titular warriors and an army of 200 men. Between this isolated act and the gory battle that avenges it are some slow, too-deliberate exposition and development, but the rousing finale, along with heavy thematic questions about the samurai code of loyalty and moments of levity, make it well worth the wait.
Alone in the forecourt of an imposing palace, a nobleman commits hara-kiri, the camera focusing on his face as he carves, to protest the rape and murder of his daughter-in-law and beheading of his son by Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira (Gorô Inagaki), the vile brother of the shogun.
(from the 2010 AFI Fest)
Directed by: Takashi Miike
Written by: Daisuke Tengan
Starring: Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yûsuke Iseya, Gorô Inagaki and Masachika Ichimura
Insanely prolific Takashi Miike’s remake of Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 film starts with a dramatic suicide. It ends with a bloody 45-minute showdown between the titular warriors and an army of 200 men. Between this isolated act and the gory battle that avenges it are some slow, too-deliberate exposition and development, but the rousing finale, along with heavy thematic questions about the samurai code of loyalty and moments of levity, make it well worth the wait.
Alone in the forecourt of an imposing palace, a nobleman commits hara-kiri, the camera focusing on his face as he carves, to protest the rape and murder of his daughter-in-law and beheading of his son by Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira (Gorô Inagaki), the vile brother of the shogun.
- 4/25/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Director: Takashi Miike. Review: Dan King. Miike directs a Samurai epic! Admittedly I had pretty much made up my mind about this film after reading the plot, and watching the annoyingly unrevealing trailer. I'm pleased to say that it didn't disappoint. The premise is simple - A former shogun advisor asks a retired Samurai, Shizaemon (Kôji Yakusho), to assassinate a sadistic (and heavily guarded) Lord with a thirst for torture and designs on war. Shizaemon recruits a group of fellow Samurai and a Ronin to achieve what seems to be a suicidal task. Taking control of a small village, and being joined by quirky bandit, they build their “town of death” and await the arrival of the Lord and his forces. A remake of the 1963 film Jûsan-nin no shikaku (Eiichi Kudo), Miike's film brings the Samurai epic kicking and screaming into the 21st century. While faithful to the original this...
- 4/20/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
The death of the samurai wasn’t from seppuku, but by gun powder. 13 Assassins is a tale about this aspect, in the dying era of the samurais. Large and intimate, the scale of the film extends far beyond our rag tag troupe of assassins, as it portrays the end of honor as well. As gunpowder became the weapon of choice over the sword, wars changed as men who carried the new weapons changed. All this deepness from the most controversial Japanese director working, Takashi Miike? Yep. 13 Assassins is beautifully directed, easily accessible, and instantly pleasing, but don’t ever forget this is a Takashi Miike film, as evident by a tongueless, limbless, man-made sex doll seen tragically in the early minutes.
Miike has always had his foot in the odd, and has also been considered a cult film director here in the Western world. True. Audition or something like Gozu are weird as they come.
Miike has always had his foot in the odd, and has also been considered a cult film director here in the Western world. True. Audition or something like Gozu are weird as they come.
- 4/5/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
Japanese director Takashi Miike is well-known for his work in ultra-violent movies like Audition and Ichi the Killer, but is heading to feudal Japan for his latest movie, 13 Assassins.
A remake of Eiichi Kudo's 1963 movie of the same name, 13 Assassins follows a samurai named Shinzaemon (Koji Yakusho) who is hired to kill the sadistic Lord Naritsugu (Gorô Inagaki), and gathers a group of fellow samurais to complete the task.
13 Assassins has won rave reviews last year from several movie festivals around the world including the Venice Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, and the Toronto International Film Festival. The first trailer looks like the fight scenes from Kill Bill channeled through Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. And what's wrong with that?
Next Showing: 13 Assassins is currently on VOD and opens in theaters on April 29
Link | Posted 3/31/2011 by Ryan
Takashi Miike | 13 Assassins...
A remake of Eiichi Kudo's 1963 movie of the same name, 13 Assassins follows a samurai named Shinzaemon (Koji Yakusho) who is hired to kill the sadistic Lord Naritsugu (Gorô Inagaki), and gathers a group of fellow samurais to complete the task.
13 Assassins has won rave reviews last year from several movie festivals around the world including the Venice Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, and the Toronto International Film Festival. The first trailer looks like the fight scenes from Kill Bill channeled through Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. And what's wrong with that?
Next Showing: 13 Assassins is currently on VOD and opens in theaters on April 29
Link | Posted 3/31/2011 by Ryan
Takashi Miike | 13 Assassins...
- 3/31/2011
- by Ryan Gowland
- Reelzchannel.com
Empire have posted a new UK trailer for 13 Assassins, a remake of the 1963 Eiichi Kudo film.
Directed by renowned filmmaker Takashi Miike (Ichi the Killer), 13 Assassins stars Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Hiroki Matsukata, Kazuki Namioka, Gorô Inagaki and Masachika Ichimura.
A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.
Check out the UK trailer below:...
Directed by renowned filmmaker Takashi Miike (Ichi the Killer), 13 Assassins stars Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Hiroki Matsukata, Kazuki Namioka, Gorô Inagaki and Masachika Ichimura.
A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.
Check out the UK trailer below:...
- 3/30/2011
- by Jamie Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
This story updates an early post with the exclusive new UK trailer for 13 Assassins. There is no escape from the samurai mayhem...Takashi Miike has been beloved of cult audiences for years, but it looks as it he might have a bona-fide breakout international hit on his hands if this new UK trailer for 13 Assassins is anything to go by.Known for mad horror (Audition), extreme violence (Ichi the Killer), and working very quickly on the cheap, Miike seems here to have turned in a spectacular historical action epic. Still plenty of blood and killing though, and a murdered woman in the trailer's opening seconds, so par for the Miike course in some ways. brightcove.createExperiences();13 Assassins is a remake of the 1963 Eiichi Kudo film, in which the baker's dozen samurai take on a sadistic warlord against - what else? - insurmountable odds. It stars Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Hiroki Matsukata and Kazuki Namioka,...
- 3/29/2011
- EmpireOnline
Here's the trailers and a Featurette for Takeshi Miike's remake of the 1963 Eiichi Kudo film 13 '13 Assassins,' starring Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yusuke Iseya Koyata, Goro Inagaki, Masachika Ichimura and Mikijiro Hira.
In the era of the Shogun, an evil young lord rapes and kills, assured of immunity by law. But he didn’t count on the Thirteen Assassins. A feared secret force, each with their own deadly skill, the Assassins undertake a suicide mission to wipe out the Lord. As he embarks on a perilous journey, the Assassins close off his escape route and ambush him in a village of death. But little do they know, they are outnumbered four to one by the Lord’s crack team of bodyguards. The streets will run red.
It gets released 6th May for Ireland and the UK.
Trailers:
Featurette:...
In the era of the Shogun, an evil young lord rapes and kills, assured of immunity by law. But he didn’t count on the Thirteen Assassins. A feared secret force, each with their own deadly skill, the Assassins undertake a suicide mission to wipe out the Lord. As he embarks on a perilous journey, the Assassins close off his escape route and ambush him in a village of death. But little do they know, they are outnumbered four to one by the Lord’s crack team of bodyguards. The streets will run red.
It gets released 6th May for Ireland and the UK.
Trailers:
Featurette:...
- 3/29/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
"13, are you ready... to die?!" Get ready for some sweet Japanese action from master filmmaker Takashi Miike in his newest samurai action epic 13 Assassins. I know I use the word epic a lot, but I think this deserves it, especially once the trailer gets going and the 13 assassins start getting crazy. Magnet recently debuted the official Us trailer on Apple, and the film is now available VOD. Cult director Takeshi Miike delivers 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. Kick ass! Watch the official Us trailer for Takashi Miike's 13 Assassins: You can watch the 13 Assassins Us trailer in High Definition on Apple Thirteen assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord. Based on Eiichi Kudo's...
- 3/27/2011
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Magnet Releasing have unveiled a brand new trailer and poster for ultra-violent period-horror film 13 Assassins, a remake of Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 black-and-white Japanese film of the same name.
Directed by renowned Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike (Ichi The Killer) from a screenplay penned by Daisuke Tengan, the film stars Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Hiroki Matsukata, Kazuki Namioka, Yûsuke Iseya, Gorô Inagaki, Masachika Ichimura, and Mikijiro Hira.
Read more on New trailer and poster for Takashi Miike’s 13 Assassins...
Directed by renowned Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike (Ichi The Killer) from a screenplay penned by Daisuke Tengan, the film stars Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Hiroki Matsukata, Kazuki Namioka, Yûsuke Iseya, Gorô Inagaki, Masachika Ichimura, and Mikijiro Hira.
Read more on New trailer and poster for Takashi Miike’s 13 Assassins...
- 3/26/2011
- by Jamie Neish
- GordonandtheWhale
I think Magnolia’s genre branch in Magnet Releasing are creating some of the best posters in America. Here’s a new one-sheet for Takashi Miike’s 13 Assassins, coming soon to select theaters in April and VOD. Thirteen assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord. Based on Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 film. That’s simple enough, but as Miike’s proved many times before, we’re in for a surprise. Until then, dig on this:
Source: Cinematical...
Source: Cinematical...
- 3/11/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
Hell yea, this looks frickin' sweet! I totally have to feature this awesome new illustrated poster that just hit on Cinematical for Japanese director Takashi Miike's latest crazy martial arts film 13 Assassins, which is getting a limited release this spring. I'm pretty sure we've featured a trailer for this before, but haven't seen an official Us trailer for it at all, unless we missed it somewhere. Anyway, Film School Rejects also recently debuted a cool poster for the upcoming Us release of Miike's remake of Eiichi Kudo's 1963 film, but I think this poster is actually making me interested in seeing it again. Can't go wrong with Takashi Miike, right?! Check out the awesome new illustrated poster for Takashi Miike's 13 Assassins as debuted by Cinematical: Thirteen assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord. Based on Eiichi Kudo's 1963 film. Thirteen Assassins, or Jûsan-nin no shikaku,...
- 3/11/2011
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Takashi Miike’s 13 Assassins has been critically acclaimed as one of the best samurai films in the past decade, and now Magnet Releasing (Magnolia Picture’s genre arm) has snatched the movie and set it to release in select theaters across the United States on April 29th, 2011. However, if you live in a city that doesn’t have one of those select cinemas. you can also catch the flick on VOD, iTunes, Amazon, Vudu, Xbox Marketplace and the Playstation Network beginning March 25th.
While we’re waiting for that day to come, feast your eyes on the brand new illustrated poster for the film that appeared over at Cinematical today. The poster is incredible, looking more like the cover of a graphic novel. Enjoy!
Takeshi Miike is one of the most prolific filmmakers in the world, chalking up more than 80 films in the past 10 years in various genres. His latest...
While we’re waiting for that day to come, feast your eyes on the brand new illustrated poster for the film that appeared over at Cinematical today. The poster is incredible, looking more like the cover of a graphic novel. Enjoy!
Takeshi Miike is one of the most prolific filmmakers in the world, chalking up more than 80 films in the past 10 years in various genres. His latest...
- 3/11/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Back for its third year (see the 2010 edition) and bigger than ever, today kicks off the first in a fifteen-part look at the various cinematic releases hitting the U.S. in 2011. Each 'part' contains brief descriptions and editorial opinion/analysis of varying length covering twenty films. Expect the remaining ones to go up between now and the first major releases in mid-January.
Like all cinematic lists set within a timeframe, there's some overlap. Some films here have already opened worldwide but have yet to hit the U.S., some upcoming films you'd expect to be here aren't because they're either still in development or have already announced 2012 release dates, some were on last year's list but got delayed so have been included again (but with all new analysis).
I confined my list to films that have either set 2011 release dates or had begun/completed production, and only films that have...
Like all cinematic lists set within a timeframe, there's some overlap. Some films here have already opened worldwide but have yet to hit the U.S., some upcoming films you'd expect to be here aren't because they're either still in development or have already announced 2012 release dates, some were on last year's list but got delayed so have been included again (but with all new analysis).
I confined my list to films that have either set 2011 release dates or had begun/completed production, and only films that have...
- 12/13/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Back for its third year (see the 2010 edition) and bigger than ever, today kicks off the first in a fifteen-part look at the various cinematic releases hitting the U.S. in 2011. Each 'part' contains brief descriptions and editorial opinion/analysis of varying length covering twenty films. Expect the remaining ones to go up between now and the first major releases in mid-January.
Like all cinematic lists set within a timeframe, there's some overlap. Some films here have already opened worldwide but have yet to hit the U.S., some upcoming films you'd expect to be here aren't because they're either still in development or have already announced 2012 release dates, some were on last year's list but got delayed so have been included again (but with all new analysis).
I confined my list to films that have either set 2011 release dates or had begun/completed production, and only films that have...
Like all cinematic lists set within a timeframe, there's some overlap. Some films here have already opened worldwide but have yet to hit the U.S., some upcoming films you'd expect to be here aren't because they're either still in development or have already announced 2012 release dates, some were on last year's list but got delayed so have been included again (but with all new analysis).
I confined my list to films that have either set 2011 release dates or had begun/completed production, and only films that have...
- 12/13/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Insanely prolific Takashi Miike's remake of Eiichi Kudo's 1963 film starts with a dramatic suicide. It ends with a bloody 45-minute showdown between the titular warriors and an army of 200 men. Between this isolated act and the gory battle that avenges it are some slow, too-deliberate exposition and development, but the rousing finale, along with heavy thematic questions about the samurai code of loyalty and moments of levity, make it well worth the wait.
Alone in the forecourt of an imposing palace, a nobleman commits hara-kiri, the camera focusing on his face as he carves, to protest the rape and murder of his daughter-in-law and beheading of his son by Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira (Gorô Inagaki), the vile brother of the shogun. Tired of Naritsugu's shenanigans, which include amputating a girl's limbs and using a family for target practice, one of the shogun's advisors covertly arranges his assassination, calling samurai...
Alone in the forecourt of an imposing palace, a nobleman commits hara-kiri, the camera focusing on his face as he carves, to protest the rape and murder of his daughter-in-law and beheading of his son by Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira (Gorô Inagaki), the vile brother of the shogun. Tired of Naritsugu's shenanigans, which include amputating a girl's limbs and using a family for target practice, one of the shogun's advisors covertly arranges his assassination, calling samurai...
- 11/30/2010
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Edo period Japan and the untouchable brother of the Shogun, the villainous Lord Naritsugu (played wonderfully by Smap member Goro Inagaki), is out of control and a group of samurai (and a wandering bandit) set out to assassinate Naritsugu before he rises too high and things get far worse. Laying a trap for him and his guards the group of assassins must fight through hundreds of of men in order to get to him. In their efforts to kill him they employ complex tactics and ingenious contraptions but it is their tenacity that is perhaps their greatest strength.
13 Assassins is based on a true story and is also a remake of an under-seen but exceptional 1963 film of the same name by Eiichi Kudo. Kudo’s original was the first film in a loose trilogy with The Great Killing and 11 Assassins. Although The Great Killing is often considered his masterpiece, perhaps...
13 Assassins is based on a true story and is also a remake of an under-seen but exceptional 1963 film of the same name by Eiichi Kudo. Kudo’s original was the first film in a loose trilogy with The Great Killing and 11 Assassins. Although The Great Killing is often considered his masterpiece, perhaps...
- 11/2/2010
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Filed under: Reviews, Cinematical, Festivals
The exceedingly prolific Takashi Miike has more than made a name for himself with his freakier fare -- 'Audition', 'The Happiness of the Katakuris', 'Ichi the Killer' -- but you wouldn't know it from '13 Assassins', his surprisingly conventional remake of a 1963 Eiichi Kudo film and apparent tribute to Kurosawa's 'Seven Samurai' and the like.
There is one unnerving scene early on that fits right into the filmmaker's reputation, the sight of a limbless, tongueless woman writhing around as samurai Shinzaemon Shimada (Kôji Yakusho) is told of her torment at the hands of the ruthless Lord Naritsugu (Gorô Inagaki). It's a necessarily grotesque moment that finally convinces to Shinzaemon to enlist twelve other men to ambush and kill the Lord, and it singularly grounds an immensely rousing showdown in some very real pain and suffering.
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The exceedingly prolific Takashi Miike has more than made a name for himself with his freakier fare -- 'Audition', 'The Happiness of the Katakuris', 'Ichi the Killer' -- but you wouldn't know it from '13 Assassins', his surprisingly conventional remake of a 1963 Eiichi Kudo film and apparent tribute to Kurosawa's 'Seven Samurai' and the like.
There is one unnerving scene early on that fits right into the filmmaker's reputation, the sight of a limbless, tongueless woman writhing around as samurai Shinzaemon Shimada (Kôji Yakusho) is told of her torment at the hands of the ruthless Lord Naritsugu (Gorô Inagaki). It's a necessarily grotesque moment that finally convinces to Shinzaemon to enlist twelve other men to ambush and kill the Lord, and it singularly grounds an immensely rousing showdown in some very real pain and suffering.
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- 10/4/2010
- by William Goss
- Moviefone
Filed under: Reviews, Cinematical, Festivals
The exceedingly prolific Takashi Miike has more than made a name for himself with his freakier fare -- 'Audition', 'The Happiness of the Katakuris', 'Ichi the Killer' -- but you wouldn't know it from '13 Assassins', his surprisingly conventional remake of a 1963 Eiichi Kudo film and apparent tribute to Kurosawa's 'Seven Samurai' and the like.
There is one unnerving scene early on that fits right into the filmmaker's reputation, the sight of a limbless, tongueless woman writhing around as samurai Shinzaemon Shimada (Kôji Yakusho) is told of her torment at the hands of the ruthless Lord Naritsugu (Gorô Inagaki). It's a necessarily grotesque moment that finally convinces to Shinzaemon to enlist twelve other men to ambush and kill the Lord, and it singularly grounds an immensely rousing showdown in some very real pain and suffering.
Continue Reading...
The exceedingly prolific Takashi Miike has more than made a name for himself with his freakier fare -- 'Audition', 'The Happiness of the Katakuris', 'Ichi the Killer' -- but you wouldn't know it from '13 Assassins', his surprisingly conventional remake of a 1963 Eiichi Kudo film and apparent tribute to Kurosawa's 'Seven Samurai' and the like.
There is one unnerving scene early on that fits right into the filmmaker's reputation, the sight of a limbless, tongueless woman writhing around as samurai Shinzaemon Shimada (Kôji Yakusho) is told of her torment at the hands of the ruthless Lord Naritsugu (Gorô Inagaki). It's a necessarily grotesque moment that finally convinces to Shinzaemon to enlist twelve other men to ambush and kill the Lord, and it singularly grounds an immensely rousing showdown in some very real pain and suffering.
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- 10/4/2010
- by William Goss
- Cinematical
Mark Schilling at Variety is reporting the news that following Zebraman 2 (the trailer of which can be found here) and 13 Assassins (a remake of Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 film of the same name) Takashi Miike’s is working on another remake, this time of Masaki Kobayashi’s 1962 film, Harakiri (Aka Seppuku).
Kobayashi’s film tells the story of Hanshiro Tsugumo (Tatsuya Nakadai) and is a tale told in part through flashbacks, as the fate of Tsugumo’s son-in-law is revealed and the common theme of revenge rises to the surface. Although Harakiri is an Edo period jidai-geki, Kobayashi infuses the film with contemporary (to the sixties) allegory.
There is sparse information about Miike’s remake apart from the casting news that Kabuki actor Ebizo Ichikawa will play the Tsugumo part and that the film will be in 3D. The film begins shooting in October and will be released next year.
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Kobayashi’s film tells the story of Hanshiro Tsugumo (Tatsuya Nakadai) and is a tale told in part through flashbacks, as the fate of Tsugumo’s son-in-law is revealed and the common theme of revenge rises to the surface. Although Harakiri is an Edo period jidai-geki, Kobayashi infuses the film with contemporary (to the sixties) allegory.
There is sparse information about Miike’s remake apart from the casting news that Kabuki actor Ebizo Ichikawa will play the Tsugumo part and that the film will be in 3D. The film begins shooting in October and will be released next year.
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- 9/20/2010
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Controversial Japanese director Takashi Miike is a very busy man these days.
13 Assassins
Two new projects for him this year, Zebraman 2 and something that’s already being described as “an epic samurai bloodbath” and the reason why we’re here today movie titled 13 Assassins.
When you’re that busy, then you definitely deserve to have a movie playing In Competition at the Venice Film Festival 2010.
The film is a remake of Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 black-and-white Japanese movie of the same name, and the story follows:
“Esteemed samurai Shinzaemon Shimada is secretly commissioned to terminate the evil Lord Naritsugu after his bloody rise to power. Assembling an elite group of samurai, Shinzaemon plots to ambush the Lord on his annual journey home from Edo.
The courageous samurai know it’s a suicide mission because the Lord is closely protected by a deadly entourage led by Shinzaemon’s nemesis, the ruthless Hanbei.
13 Assassins
Two new projects for him this year, Zebraman 2 and something that’s already being described as “an epic samurai bloodbath” and the reason why we’re here today movie titled 13 Assassins.
When you’re that busy, then you definitely deserve to have a movie playing In Competition at the Venice Film Festival 2010.
The film is a remake of Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 black-and-white Japanese movie of the same name, and the story follows:
“Esteemed samurai Shinzaemon Shimada is secretly commissioned to terminate the evil Lord Naritsugu after his bloody rise to power. Assembling an elite group of samurai, Shinzaemon plots to ambush the Lord on his annual journey home from Edo.
The courageous samurai know it’s a suicide mission because the Lord is closely protected by a deadly entourage led by Shinzaemon’s nemesis, the ruthless Hanbei.
- 8/4/2010
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
A new trailer for Takashi Miike’s remake of Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 movie 13 Assassins has premiered online. Our Japanese is a bit rusty and there are no subtitles, so we’ve no clue what all the very serious people are saying. But if it’s grandiosity you’re after, look for further. Set in the era of the Shogun, an evil young lord feels protected from the law and goes about raping and killing on a whim. But a secret force of 13 assassins know that he must be stopped, and undertake a suicide mission to...
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- 6/2/2010
- by Josh Winning
- TotalFilm
Takashi Miike, one of the most prolific directors in the world, has two new films for 2010. One has already been released in Japan: Zebraman 2, which provides a sequel to Miike's charmingly oddball 'superhero' movie from 2004. The other is 13 Assassins, a dead-serious samurai movie which seems to be a bit like The Dirty Dozen by way of Seven Samurai. Now there's a full-length trailer to remind you of how capable Miike can be when he works on a grand scale. 13 Assassins is a remake of Eiichi Kudo's 1963 film of the same name, which at the time drew some fire for being a bit too much like Seven Samurai, despite the fact that 13 Assassins is a solid picture in its own right. So with this Miike is going totally straight-faced, which is a nice turn from 2007's Sukiyaki Western Django, which was a lot more playful and kooky. ...
- 6/1/2010
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
For those of you who thought Japanese director and full-blown cult sensation Takashi Miike had resigned himself to helming family-friendly fodder for the rest of his days, think again. The kind souls at 24 Frames per Second have graciously posted the first trailer for Miike’s remake of Eiichi Kudo’s “Thirteen Assassins”, and while I can’t understand a single word of it, the tone suggests something a lot darker and more mature than the stuff we’ve encountered as of late, “Crows Zero” and “Detective Story” notwithstanding. It reminds me of the work he was doing in the early 90’s, particularly the bleaker, more restrained endeavors during his years in the yakuza genre. Sometimes its good to get back to basics. A plot synopsis should help shed some like on things: 3, an unlucky number for one. In the era of the Shogun, an evil young lord rapes and kills,...
- 6/1/2010
- by Todd
- Beyond Hollywood
On Sunday at 9:00pm, a 3-minute trailer for Takashi Miike's upcoming remake of Thirteen Assassins (Juusan-nin no Shikaku) premiered on TV Asahi's "Nichiyo Yoga Gekijo" (Sunday Western Theater). The original version was directed by Eiichi Kudo and released by Toei in 1963. The new version will be released by Toho in Japan on September 25th.
Here's the official synopsis for Thirteen Assassins from HanWay Films, the london-based company handling its international distribution:
13 - An unlucky number for 1. From Asia's most controversial and popular director comes Miike's horror vision of a samurai tale. In the era of the Shogun, an evil young lord rapes and kills, assured of immunity by law. But he didn't count on the Thirteen Assassins. A feared secret force, each with their own deadly skill, the Assassins undertake a suicide mission to wipe out the Lord. As he embarks on a perilous journey, the Assassins...
Here's the official synopsis for Thirteen Assassins from HanWay Films, the london-based company handling its international distribution:
13 - An unlucky number for 1. From Asia's most controversial and popular director comes Miike's horror vision of a samurai tale. In the era of the Shogun, an evil young lord rapes and kills, assured of immunity by law. But he didn't count on the Thirteen Assassins. A feared secret force, each with their own deadly skill, the Assassins undertake a suicide mission to wipe out the Lord. As he embarks on a perilous journey, the Assassins...
- 5/31/2010
- Nippon Cinema
"The streets will run red." Oh hell yes - Takashi Miike is back! Another trailer (via Quiet Earth) I just had to feature was this one for Takashi Miike's new samurai film Thirteen Assassins - based on Eiichi Kudo's 1963 film of the same name. This looks totally badass, just wait until you get to the final fight scene montage at the end, there's some cool shit in there. I'll use their intro for the film: "From Asia's most controversial and popular director comes Miike's horror vision of a samurai tale." Unfortunately there aren't any English subtitles, but if you just want to see a badass samurai trailer, fire this up! And let us know what you think? Watch the Japanese trailer for Takashi Miike's Thirteen Assassins: Thirteen assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord. Based on Eiichi Kudo's 1963 film. Thirteen Assassins,...
- 5/31/2010
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
So I am off to see "The Ugly Truth" this evening. Rom-coms aren't my usual bag, but I've decided to break character and play against type for once. I don't know why I'm confessing this to you readers, other than to have something interesting to say at the top of today's Dailies. Now that that's out of the way, on to the news!!
-- "Discipline," a sci-fi novel by Paco Ahlgren, is getting an adaptation from David Permut and Steve Lee. The story follows some dude locked in a conflict with an unseen enemy. The outcome of their battle will "determine the past, present and future of human existence." Sweet. (Variety)
-- The gore-loving lunatic director Takashi Miike has added a new (and surely soon to be disfigured) face to the cast of his "Thirteen Assassins": Koji Yakusho ("Memoirs of a Geisha"). "Assassins" is a remake of the 1963 samurai...
-- "Discipline," a sci-fi novel by Paco Ahlgren, is getting an adaptation from David Permut and Steve Lee. The story follows some dude locked in a conflict with an unseen enemy. The outcome of their battle will "determine the past, present and future of human existence." Sweet. (Variety)
-- The gore-loving lunatic director Takashi Miike has added a new (and surely soon to be disfigured) face to the cast of his "Thirteen Assassins": Koji Yakusho ("Memoirs of a Geisha"). "Assassins" is a remake of the 1963 samurai...
- 7/20/2009
- by Adam Rosenberg
- MTV Movies Blog
Filming has just begun in Japan on Takashi Miike’s samurai epic Thirteen Assassins, and seeing as we’re huuuge Miiki fans, we thought we’d better take a look-see for any new info on this fantastic sounding production. Its way too early for any photos or media, but here’s what we’ve found so far. Its way too early for any photos or media, but here’s what we’ve found so far. The Film - Based on Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 film of the same name, the movie follows the coming together of thirteen assassins who embark on a suicide mission to kill an evil young lord in the era of the Shogun. Headlining the cast will be; Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Hiroki Matsukata and Kazuki Namioka. The Plot – 13, an unlucky number for one. In the era of the Shogun, an evil young lord rapes and kills, assured of immunity by law.
- 7/14/2009
- 24framespersecond.net
Filming has just begun in Japan on Takashi Miike’s samurai epic Thirteen Assassins, and seeing as we’re huuuge Miiki fans, we thought we’d better take a look-see for any new info on this fantastic sounding production. Its way too early for any photos or media, but we did find this piece of concept art (left) and the official plot summary. Details below.... The Film - Based on Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 film of the same name, the movie follows the coming together of thirteen assassins who embark on a suicide mission to kill an evil young lord in the era of the Shogun. Headlining the cast will be; Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Hiroki Matsukata and Kazuki Namioka. The Plot – 13, an unlucky number for one. In the era of the Shogun, an evil young lord rapes and kills, assured of immunity by law. But he didn't count on the Thirteen Assassins.
- 7/14/2009
- 24framespersecond.net
Looks like Takashi Miike isn’t fully occupied with his planned remake of Eiichi Kudo’s classic Thirteen Assassins (Juusan-nin no Shikaku) since THR reports that the Japanese director will also helm the live-action adaptation of Buichi Terasawa’s Takeru manga. Miike has already directed several films based on manga sources, such as Ichi, Mpd Psycho, Yatterman and Crows Zero. Takeru is set is a fictious world in which the ninja Takeru Ichimonji fights for his girlfriend’s life. Shooting is supposed to start in October 2010, the 30M Us$ project will be produced by several Pan-asian companies based in Thailand, China and Korea.
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- 5/18/2009
- by Ulrik
- Affenheimtheater
I guess the remake virus created in Hollywood’s laboratory has finally caught up with Asia’s producers and directors. At least that’s the way it looks judging from the news reported in the last few days.
First, Japan’s exceptional director Takashi Miike has announced his remake of Eiichi Kudo’s classic Thirteen Assassins (Juusan-nin no Shikaku). The film tells the story of a group of assassins (I’ll let you guess how many…) on a suicide mission to kill the younger brother of a shogun who brutally raped and murdered a girl. Joined by producer Toshiaki Nakazawa (Departures, Sukiyaki Western Django), the shooting is supposed to start in July.
Here’s the trailer for the 1963 original [via Wildgrounds & Screen Daily]:
According to KFC Cinema, Dante Lam has also chosen a film from his home country and plans to remake the Shaw Bros. wuxia classic The Flying Guillotine for a summer 2010 release.
First, Japan’s exceptional director Takashi Miike has announced his remake of Eiichi Kudo’s classic Thirteen Assassins (Juusan-nin no Shikaku). The film tells the story of a group of assassins (I’ll let you guess how many…) on a suicide mission to kill the younger brother of a shogun who brutally raped and murdered a girl. Joined by producer Toshiaki Nakazawa (Departures, Sukiyaki Western Django), the shooting is supposed to start in July.
Here’s the trailer for the 1963 original [via Wildgrounds & Screen Daily]:
According to KFC Cinema, Dante Lam has also chosen a film from his home country and plans to remake the Shaw Bros. wuxia classic The Flying Guillotine for a summer 2010 release.
- 5/13/2009
- by Ulrik
- Affenheimtheater
The ever diligent Japanese director is lacing up his sandals and brandishing a katana sword for an upcoming remake of Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 film Thirteen Assassins
The two producers behind this project are based in Japan and the UK. Japan’s Toshiaki Nakazawa picked up this year’s foreign-language Oscar for Departures, you might have heard of it, and has worked with Miike on Sukiyaki Western Django and The Bird People in China. The UK’s Jeremy Thomas has a extensive experience with Asian cinema. He made Nagisa Oshima’s Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence and brought Takeshi Kitano’s Brother to the international marketplace. Having a western based producer behind the production should mean a greater chance of Miike’s film traveling outside of Japan. Toho Studios has already bought the rights for the Japanese theatrical release.
Receiving a confidential order from a senior executive of the Tokugawa Sshogunate, 13 samurai...
The two producers behind this project are based in Japan and the UK. Japan’s Toshiaki Nakazawa picked up this year’s foreign-language Oscar for Departures, you might have heard of it, and has worked with Miike on Sukiyaki Western Django and The Bird People in China. The UK’s Jeremy Thomas has a extensive experience with Asian cinema. He made Nagisa Oshima’s Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence and brought Takeshi Kitano’s Brother to the international marketplace. Having a western based producer behind the production should mean a greater chance of Miike’s film traveling outside of Japan. Toho Studios has already bought the rights for the Japanese theatrical release.
Receiving a confidential order from a senior executive of the Tokugawa Sshogunate, 13 samurai...
- 5/12/2009
- by Mack
- Screen Anarchy
Of course, he'll be calling it A Baker's Dozen Of Assassins. Takashi Miike is moving forward with a remake of Eiichi Kudo's 1963 film about samurais on a suicide mission for revenge. A corrupt and evil lord rapes and kills a woman then covers it up on his way to higher political office. Thirteen samurais make a pact to avenge the crime and kill the lord, but they'll have to face down an entire clan before they can reach him. Variety reports the film goes before cameras this July. By all accounts this should be a straight forward samurai action movie... except in Miike's hands there's no such thing as "straight forward" anything. Don't be surprised if the samurai start shooting poison darts from their manly bajangos, coming back to life as chorus line zombies, or lactating uncontrollably. Seriously. It could happen. As long as he keeps Quentin Tarantino far away from the film... Are...
- 5/12/2009
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
We've got a whole bunch of news including stuff we didn't put up last week, so hold on to your horses.
Takashi Miike will be remaking the 1963 Eiichi Kudo film Thirteen Assassins. HanWay will be introducing the films to buyers at Cannes (they also backed Franklyn) and principal photography begins in July. The epic is set in the era of the shogun and follows thirteen assassins who undertake a suicide mission to kill an evil young Lord.. Nice, but I'd rather he do Afro Samurai next. via screendaily
A Production Weekly twitter says that Liv Tyler is in talks to star in Neuromancer which already has Hayden Christiansen reportedly starring and Joseph Kahn directing. I don't have high hopes for this and if Liv will be in the film, consider it ruined.
Some Mortis Rex concept art over at Bd. This thing has been in development forever, hurry up!
Christian Bale...
Takashi Miike will be remaking the 1963 Eiichi Kudo film Thirteen Assassins. HanWay will be introducing the films to buyers at Cannes (they also backed Franklyn) and principal photography begins in July. The epic is set in the era of the shogun and follows thirteen assassins who undertake a suicide mission to kill an evil young Lord.. Nice, but I'd rather he do Afro Samurai next. via screendaily
A Production Weekly twitter says that Liv Tyler is in talks to star in Neuromancer which already has Hayden Christiansen reportedly starring and Joseph Kahn directing. I don't have high hopes for this and if Liv will be in the film, consider it ruined.
Some Mortis Rex concept art over at Bd. This thing has been in development forever, hurry up!
Christian Bale...
- 5/12/2009
- QuietEarth.us
Beloved cult Japanese director Takashi Miike has gotten the funding and producers needed to finally make Thirteen Assassins, his samurai film. Based on Eiichi Kudo's 1963 film of the same name, the film is set in the shogun era and follows 13 assassins who come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord. Producers Jeremy Thomas and Toshiaki Nakazawa are teaming up to fund and produce the project, both of whom have a glowing background. Nakazawa produced this year's foreign language film Oscar winner Departures, Thomas produced Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor, which also won Best Picture. For those unfamiliar with Miike, the filmmaker broke into the cult side of things here in the Us with crazy films like Audition, Dead or Alive, Ichi the Killer, and the original One Missed Call. He most recently directed the spaghetti western Sukiyaki Western Django, that Quentin Tarantino had a cameo in,...
- 5/12/2009
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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