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13 ASSASSINS\nShinzaemon Shimada leads a team of assassins in 19th-century Japan to eliminate a ruthless Lord who is wreaking havoc against his own people. Hired secretly by a government official hoping to end the Lord\u2019s reign of terror, Shimada recruits the best samurai in Japan and then sets a trap for the lord's large contingent of faithful bodyguards.\n\nCraig and guest co-host Brendan Agnew\xa0 (@BLCAgnew on twitter) discuss dad-bod samurai, getting the band back together, Japanese mythology and the movie \u201c13 Assassins" on this week\u2019s Matinee Heroes.\n\nShow Notes\n\n\n \t\n0:56\nCraig and Brendan talk about Samurais and 6-year-olds crying over Avengers Infinity War.\n \t\n7:59\nCraig and Brendan discuss "13 Assassins"\n \t\n29:39\nRecasting\n \t\n47:06\xa0\nDouble Feature\n \t\n51:37\nFinal Thoughts\n \t\n54:13\nA preview of next week's episode "The Last Samurai"\n\n\n\n\nSamurai month concludes with the apropos "The Last Samurai"