Based on a true story about a samurai who leads a band of thirteen warriors  on a suicide mission to kill an evil young lord in order to assume a high political post. A remake of Eichi Kudo’s 1963 box office hit

Prod companies: Sedic International, Rakueisha

Backer: Recorded Picture Company

Producers: Jeremy Thomas, Toshiaki Nakazawa

Budget: -tba (*Screen reported $6m while Variety said over $20m)

Intl sales: Hanway Films

Director: Takashi Miike

Screenplay: Daisuke Tengan, Takashi Miike

Cast: Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yusuke Iseya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Hiroki Matsukata, Kazuki Namioka, Arata Furuta

Locations: Japan

Shooting dates: July – September 2009

Contact: Hanway Films, info@hanwayfilms.com, (44) 20-7290-0750

 

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