History Film / ThirteenAssassins

* BadassBoast: Sahara calls out Naritsugu and his guards by unrolling a scroll with the words "Total Massacre" written on it, [[spoiler:by Naritsugu's former sex slave no less]]. [[spoiler:They succeed in fulfilling this boast.]]

* BadAss: All of the assassins, but especially Hirayama (who kills a bunch of Naritsugu's guards with an entire ''alleyway'' full of swords) and the vagrant Kiga (who takes down plenty more guards with nothing but a sling and a few impromptu clubs).

* AssholeVictim: Naritsugu. Definite case of "He had it coming."

''13 Assassins'' is a 2010 [[JidaiGeki chanbara]] film from director TakashiMiike.

* [[spoiler:TheHeroDies: Shimada himself at the end.]]

* NightmareFuel: Shinzaemon's reaction when he meets the "poor woman". But this also gives him the resolve to fulfill his mission.

* BadassBoast: Sahara calls out Natisugu and his guards by unrolling a scroll with the words "Total Massacre" written on it, [[spoiler:by Naritsugu's former sex slave no less]]. [[spoiler:They succeed in fulfilling this boast.]]

* BladeOnAStick: Sahara's yari.

The setting is Feudal Japan, 1844. [[TheCaligula Lord Naritsugu]] is the younger brother of the shogun, which affords him the unchallenged right to murder, rape, torture, and mutilate on a whim. After a high-ranking official protests Naritsugu's latest outrage by publicly committing ''{{seppuku}}'', a conspiracy is formed within the shogun's senior council to eliminate Naritsugu before his madness plunges the entire nation into anarchy. A veteran samurai named [[TheStrategist Shinzaemon]] is recruited to [[SuicideMission accomplish the suicidal task]], assembling a ragtag group of twelve warriors (including one enigmatic vagrant) for one last chance at an honorable death in an age of peace. They quickly transform a sleepy little village into a booby-trap laden killing gound, preparing to ambush their target before he reaches the safety of his estate. But even with surprise and skill on their side, can the small group of assassins possibly hope to prevail against Naritsugu's private army of more than 200 soldiers? [[spoiler:In a word? Yes.]]

* CompleteMonster: Naritsugu embodies this trope, and is considered such InUniverse, a fact which drives the main plot. Among other things, he uses an entire samurai family as target practice (including their young daughter) and [[spoiler:slices off all of a peasant woman's limbs to use her a sex toy]]. To quote [[http://oligarchyofone.blogspot.com/2011/08/movies-that-kick-ass-13-assassins.html this review of the movie]]: "Magnitude 8.3 on the Dickter Scale."

* [[spoiler:GoOutWithASmile: Kuranaga.]]

* UnexplainedRecovery:
** [[spoiler: For all the explosions, elaborate traps and badassery, there's nothing to suggest any fantasy elements until Kiga, the 13th Assassin survives despite having a ''sword shot at his neck''...and shows up after the battle, completely unharmed. The viewer is left wondering just who or ''what'' he is.]]

* BiggusDickus: [[spoiler: Apparently, Kiga has a go with so much women he leaves them all spent (looking as if they're dying). And that even isn't enough for him and takes the village elder straight in the ass.]]

* BadassBoast: Sahara calls out Natisugu and his guards by unrolling a scroll with the words "Total Massacre" written on it, [[spoiler:by Naritsugu's former sex toy no less]]. [[spoiler:They succeed in fulfilling this boast.]]

* KillEmAll: [[spoiler:Only two of the thirteen survive the battle at the end of the film.]]

* BigBadassBattleSequence: One that continues unbroken for over [[BeyondTheImpossible 40 minutes.]]

** [[spoiler: For all the explosions, elaborate traps and badassery, there's nothing to suggest any fantasy elements until Kiga, the 13th Assassin takes a sword through the throat...and shows up after the battle, completely unharmed. The viewer is left wondering just who or ''what'' he is.]]
** Kiga survives despite having a ''sword shot at his neck''.

* IGotBetter: Kiga survives despite having a ''sword shot at his neck''.

* UnexplainedRecovery: [[spoiler: For all the explosions, elaborate traps and badassery, there's nothing to suggest any fantasy elements until Kiga, the 13th Assassin takes a sword through the throat...and shows up after the battle, completely unharmed. The viewer is left wondering just who or ''what'' he is.]]

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: [[spoiler:Kiga, the thirteenth assassin, is an ex-bandit who gets kicked out of his crew for touching his boss's wife. Or so he claims. The point of view of his flashback to the event, his IGotBetter moment, and the first supposition of the first twelve assassins indicate he might be a {{Tanuki}} or a Kappa. In an interview, the director also presented the possibility his appearance after the battle might be his ghost, but [[ShrugOfGod said that it's up to each viewer to decide what happened to him]].]]

* IGotBetter: [[spoiler: For all the explosions, elaborate traps and badassery, there's nothing to suggest any fantasy elements until Kiga, the 13th Assassin takes a sword through the throat...and shows up after the battle, completely unharmed. The viewer is left wondering just who or ''what'' he is.]]

* [[spoiler:{{Tanuki}}: Probably Kiga.]]

* [[spoiler:KillEmAll: Only two of the thirteen survive the battle at the end of the film.]]

13 Assassins is a 2010 [[JidaiGeki chanbara]] film from director TakashiMiike.

The setting is Feudal Japan, 1844. [[TheCaligula Lord Naritsugu]] is the younger brother of the shogun, which affords him the unchallenged right to murder, rape, torture, and mutilate on a whim. After a high-ranking official protests Naritsugu's latest outrage by publicly committing ''{{seppuku}}'', a conspiracy is formed within the shogun's senior council to eliminate Naritsugu before his madness plunges the entire nation into anarchy. A veteran samurai named [[TheStrategist Shinzaemon]] is recruited to [[SuicideMission accomplish the suicidal task]], assembling a ragtag group of twelve warriors (and one enigmatic vagrant) for one last chance at an honorable death in an age of peace. They quickly transform a sleepy little village into a booby-trap laden killing gound, preparing to ambush their target before he reaches the safety of his estate. But even with surprise and skill on their side, can the small group of assassins possibly hope to prevail against Naritsugu's private army of more than 200 soldiers? [[spoiler:In a word? [[WorldofBadass Yes]].]]