Some moviegoers are calling 13 Assassins a spectacular samurai action film. Directed by Takashi Miike, the movie takes place the era of the Shogun where an evil young lord rapes and kills. The young load is assured of immunity by law. But he didn’t count on the Thirteen Assassins.

The assassins are 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 Lord’s crack team of bodyguards.

From a script by Daisuke Tengan, the movie stars Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yusuke Iseya, and Goro Inagaki. The 13 Assassins premiered at the Venice Film Festival, and recently screened at both The Toronto International Film Festival and Austin’s Fantastic Fest with very positive reviews.

The movie opens in select theaters April 29, 2011.