13 Assassins

In between the original 1963 13 ASSASSINS film and the 2010 remake by Miike Takashi Fuji TV produced a version for TV Starring Nakadai Tatsuya and Natsuyagi Isao with strong support from Tanba Tetsuro and Tanaka Ken this is the ultimate tale of samurai justice carried out in a historical masterpiece The shoguns halfbrother Matsudaira Naritsugu has been slated to join the Roju Council of Elders as a senior adviser even though he is criminally insane His outrageous acts cause one of his top retainers to commit ritual suicide in protest over his lords crimes Alerted to these crimes Roju Councilor Doi asks Inspector General Shmada Shinzaemon to assassinate Naritsugu before he can be seated on the council Gathering a band of 13 including himself Shimada sets out on a deathdefying journey to cut down the lord before he can reach Edo Can a band of 13 samurai defeat the vile Naritsugus 200 man entourage and enact justice against his cruelty