In the era of the Shogun an evil young lord rapes and kills assured of immunity by law. But he didnrsquot 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 Lordrsquos team of bodyguards. Takashi Miike indelibly stamps his trademark style on the Samurai genre with this ultra violent all action blood spattered epic.