If you loved Eleven Samurai, try 13 Assassins
Un ponte tra un film che hai già visto e uno che quasi nessuno ha incrociato. Questo è ciò che condividono, e ciò che il secondo fa che il primo non fa.
Cosa condividono
Both films are directed by Eiichi Kudō, and they sit in Action / Adventure / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Eleven Samurai, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What 13 Assassins is
You assemble a death squad for a single afternoon’s work in a mountain village. The client’s bargain is simple: survive the day or die trying. And then the rules change on you just as the first blade leaves its sheath. The director leans on the widescreen frame to let the blood pools grow dark unhurriedly.

