Opening in US theaters in April is Japanese director Takashi Miike's (Audition, Ichi The Killer) remake of Jusan-ni no shikaku (1963). This sword-slashing action flick was recently was part of the South By South West festivities.
13 out-of-work Samurai, are out on a do-or-die mission to stop an slave-driving evil Lord with an eye on the Shogun title. This time around Takashi reduces the outrageous body count his movies are (in)famous for, while a creating an authentic period piece with tons of slasher action that made a reviewer dub it "the Asian version of 300."
The film is available on Video on Demand starting today and is viewable in it's 141 minute theatric awesomeness on April 29th. Check out a sneak peak of the movie.
After the jump watch the official trailer.
Via Vulture Magazine.
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