13 Assassins Blu-ray

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Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play Based on actual events that served as the inspiration for the 1963 film of the same name Takashi Miike&s 13 ASSASSINS follows a group of noble samurai as they seek to slay a tyrannical politically connected lord before he seizes control of the entire country Japan 1844 as the era of the samurai winds to a close a sadistic young lord uses his powerful political ties to commit heinous atrocities against the common people Recognizing the dangers to both his country & its citizens should the lord manage to gain any more power a concerned government official secretly recruits 13 of the most skilled swordsmen he can find to defeat the evil lord once & for all But reaching their target won&t be easy because the elusive lord is constantly flanked by legions of fearless bodyguards Realizing that the bodyguards would decimate his modest task force in a traditional battle the assassins& leader (Koji Yakusho) lays an ingenious trap that will give his men the upper hand & waits patiently for their prey to take the bait