Trailer for Takashi Miike’s “Thirteen Assassins” premieres on TV Asahi
Posted by Kevin Ouellette at 6:18pm on Monday, May 31, 2010 EST
Filed under: Chambara, Jidaigeki, Future releases, Trailer Updates
On Sunday at 9:00pm, a 3-minute trailer for Takashi Miike's upcoming remake of Thirteen Assassins (Juusan-nin no Shikaku) premiered on TV Asahi's "Nichiyo Yoga Gekijo" (Sunday Western Theater). The original version was directed by Eiichi Kudo and released by Toei in 1963. The new version will be released by Toho in Japan on September 25th.
Here's the official synopsis for Thirteen Assassins from HanWay Films, the london-based company handling its international distribution:
13 - An unlucky number for 1. From Asia's most controversial and popular director comes MIIKE's horror vision of a samurai tale. 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.
Source: YouTube via CinemaAsia, Wildgrounds
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Comments
@Travis Crabtree: I think he just works fast and doesn’t take breaks. I wonder when/if he’s going to start Takeru. I haven’t heard anything about that one in a looong time.
I’m pretty surprised by how quickly this trailer spread across the web today; practically viral. I know Miike is well-known, but mainstream buzz doesn’t necessarily happen with all his stuff. Maybe it’s a good sign, but there are a hell of a lot of fun looking movies by other Japanese directors that get completely ignored, too. *boggle*
were seeing J film fans (new & old) stuck in a rut of easy-to-write-quickly-about material, not flowing between interesting-but-specialist-knowledge-probably-required material if potentially & actually far better material.
I swear, Miike must work on, what? 4 or 5 films at the same time? LOL! that’s what it feels like. That guy is a POWERHOUSE!! Looking forward to this. Since it’s Takashi Miike it’s probably assured a subtitled release in the states.