If you loved The Great Killing, try 13 Assassins

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Eiichi Kudō, and they both carry the foreign gem mood tag, and they sit in Action / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Great Killing, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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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.

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