The Thirteen Assassins (十三人の刺客) 61 years old

A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.

The Thirteen Assassins

A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when one of his own vassals commits suicide to bring attention to the crime, the matter is quickly hushed up. Not only will there be no punishment, but because the Daimyo is the Shogun's younger brother, he will soon be appointed to a high political position from which he could wreak even more havoc. Convinced that the fate of the Shogunate hangs in the balance, a plot is hatched to assassinate the Daimyo. The two most brilliant strategic minds of their generation find themselves pitted against each other; one is tasked to defend a man he despises, and has a small army at his disposal. The other is given a suicide mission, and has 12 brave men. They are the 13 Assassins.

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The Thirteen Assassins Cast

Name Character
Mitsugu Fujii He was 54, 70 years old when he died
Yuriko Mishima She was 22, now 84 years old
Ryōhei Uchida He was 84, 58 years old when he died as Hanbei Onigashira
Ryuji Kita He was 58, 67 years old when he died
Kōtarō Satomi He was 27, now 88 years old as Shinrokuro Saimada
Kô Nishimura He was 40, 74 years old when he died as Kujuro Hirayama
Chiezō Kataoka He was 60, 80 years old when he died as Shinzaemon Shimada
Michitarô Mizushima He was 51, 87 years old when he died
Akira Shioji He was 35, 66 years old when he died as Horii
Satomi Oka She was 28, now 89 years old
Ushio Akashi He was 65, 88 years old when he died
Sumiko Fuji She was 18, now 79 years old as Kayo (as Junko Fuji)
Tetsurō Tamba He was 41, 84 years old when he died
Kantarō Suga He was 28, 59 years old when he died as Naritsugu
Tsukie Matsuura She was 56, 91 years old when she died
Kanjūrō Arashi He was 60, 77 years old when he died as Saheita Kuranaga
Shunji Kasuga He was 42, now 103 years old
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata He was 61, 68 years old when he died as Makino
Kusuo Abe He was 53, 55 years old when he died
Shunya Wazaki He was 25, 72 years old when he died
Choichiro Kawarazaki
Hiroshi Mizuno He was 64, 70 years old when he died
Ryosuke Kagawa He was 67, 90 years old when he died
Shingo Yamashiro He was 25, 71 years old when he died

The Thirteen Assassins Crew

Name Department
Kaneo Ikegami as Screenplay. He was 40 (83) years old when He died Writing
Eiichi Kudo as Director. He was 34 (71) years old when He died Directing
Akira Ifukube as Original Music Composer. He was 49 (91) years old when He died Sound
The Thirteen Assassins poster
The Thirteen Assassins (61 years)

A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.

  • Release day: Saturday, December 07, 1963
  • Runtime: 125 minutes
  • Budget: 6.00