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Bando, leader of the Bando-gumi (Hideo Nakano), is approached by a seemingly ordinary civilian, Keisuke Katagiri (Riki Takeuchi). Katagiri impresses Bando by quickly selling a large batch of drugs under their control, earning his trust. But this is only the beginning— Katagiri is secretly on a path of revenge for his elder brother Asahi (Masakatsu Funaki), who was assassinated by Bando. Before long, Katagiri becomes known in the underworld as a “Gokutsubushi” — a man who doesn’t just kill a boss… he wipes out entire syndicates from existence.
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A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when one of his own vassals commits suicide to bring attention to the crime, the matter is quickly hushed up. Not only will there be no punishment, but because the Daimyo is the Shogun's younger brother, he will soon be appointed to a high political position from which he could wreak even more havoc. Convinced that the fate of the Shogunate hangs in the balance, a plot is hatched to assassinate the Daimyo. The two most brilliant strategic minds of their generation find themselves pitted against each other; one is tasked to defend a man he despises, and has a small army at his disposal. The other is given a suicide mission, and has 12 brave men. They are the 13 Assassins.