’13 Assassins’ Takeshi Miike Trailer-Japan

Takeshi Miike, one of the most controversial directors in Asia, is releasing a second movie in 2010 entitled 13 Assassins (Jûsan-nin no shikaku). The movie has a Seven Samurai meets 300 feel to it except that it’s vengeance based and the Assassins are on the offensive. The movie is a remake of Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 film of the same name but I think you will notice some subtle difference. Although I have never seen the original, I promise to do so after watching this trailer. If you like assassins, samurai, fighting, and cool asian battles then you need to hit the jump right now and watch the trailer!

Official Synopsis:

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.