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.
as Shinzaemon Shimada
as Shinrokuro Shimada
as Hanbei Onigashira
as Doi Ōkō Toshi
as Koen
as Kayo
as Chiyo Makino
as Naritsugu
as Yahachi Horii
as Kujuro Hirayama
as Saheita Kuranaga
as Makino Tsuyoshi
as Makino Yoshio
as Sawara Heizo
as Higuchi Gennai
as Shojiro Ogura
as Gunjiro Mitsuhashi
as Koyata Kiga
as Yorimo Koizumi
as Shigeru Otake
as Rihei Ishizuka
as Senda
as Tanaka Ohno
