Okay, maybe you will…

Koji Yakusho in 13 ASSASSINS, a Magnet Release. Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing.

You know what? 13 Assassins is probably the most straightforward film I've seen from Takashi Miike. I haven't seen everything he's done, so there might be something out there I'm missing that feels 100% like a normal human movie; but based on my limited sample I think this is the one. This is especially true since I know the genre he's working in so well. It's still a ridiculously violent, over-the-top exercise in watered steel and bloodshed. It's just that's common for the genre. He's not really pushing any boundaries here in terms of violence.

And you know what? That's fine.
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Just thought I should warn you…