Unforgiven

2013

2h 15m

Action

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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94%

17 Reviews

Tomatometer

78%

250+ Ratings

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An old swordsman (Ken Watanabe), his former comrade and a young braggart are hired by prostitutes to track down bandits who mutilated one of the women.

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Geordie Gray

The Australian

It’s classic, twisty Wainwright writing — the only complaint is that there are just three episodes.

Aug 17, 2023

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Kate Muir

Times (UK)

While Eastwood provided agonised, end-of-era minimalism as an ageing shooter forced to reload one final time to feed his children, the Japanese version leaps off into wild tangents and indulges in seeping wounds and spurting gore.

Jan 2, 2018

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Lee's version offers enough grand spectacle and historical intrigue to carve its own space in the international multiplexes.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 2, 2014

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Brent McKnight

The Last Thing I See

In addition to being brutal and layered like a thematic onion, "Unforgiven" is also stunning to look at.

Rated: B+

Jul 8, 2020

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David Aldridge

Radio Times

It's a curiosity, perhaps, but it's nicely made, beautifully acted and well worth seeking out.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 28, 2014

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Elliott Noble

Sky Cinema

There's no shortage of bloodshed, but rare is the film that uses bullets and flashing blades to provoke sadness rather than excitement.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 27, 2014

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Chuck S

I thought it was a great reinterpretation of the original Eastwood movie which was glorious. Acting and cinematography were excellent. So happy I just found this movie a little embarrassed that I found it so late.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/15/23

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Liam D

A remake that is better than the original thanks to Ken Watanabe (7 Guardians of the Tomb, Bel Canto) powerful performance

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/10/22

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william d

It's not that this is a bad remake, although Eastwood brings a much greater sense of menace to the lead role than Watanabe does. I give it low marks because I don't see the purpose of it. This movie follows the exact same story, even cribbing dialogue from the original. Throwing in some swordplay and replacing the original's character development with some mid-nineteenth century Japanese politics doesn't make it any more compelling. If you're Japanese and you want to see a great story in your native language by all means, check it out. Everybody else should stick with the original.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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I the age of awful adaptations, reboots, and remakes of timeless movie classics that nobody cares to see violated and defiled; Yurusarezaru Mono: The Japanese remake of Clint Eastwood's UNFORGIVEN, steps up to the challenge to prove all the haters wrong. Verdict: violates and defiles the original ð??¢

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Set in post-Shogunate Japan a small town Madame sends out word of her bounty on two men that had disfigured the face of one of her working girls. This attracts blade wielding samurais passing through town on their quest. Kingo recruits old friend and widower Jubei to abandon his young boy and girl to head out on horseback to kill the offenders. But they will have to get past a disturbingly cruel sheriff that runs a shit-hole of a remote rural outpost where the crime occurred. The sheriff keeps and uneasy peace in town, but derives his pleasure from his power over others, exemplified by his trickery and beating of a lone samurai and, much later, the torture death of dear old Kingo. A dreary depressing soundtrack appropriately conveyed a foreboding mood and added to the hopeless circumstances throughout. Dull brown fabric colors and dark interior scenes illuminated by dim candle and lantern lighting of the period (reminiscent of some dark scenes in the Godfather) added to this sense of foreboding and hopelessness. In complete contrast, the breathtaking snow shots are most beautiful in their starkness and bleakness. You can just feel no one is going to survive the bullets, swords or cold to make it through the film alive - not even the legendary Jubei. In the end his Anui partner and a working girl accept the honor to travel to Jubei's farm and raise his now orphaned children.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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It is not as meaningful or compelling as Clint Eastwood's classic, but this remake of the original successfully provide enough storyline to move forward, powered by an amazing, unforgettable, and mesmerizing performance from Ken Watanabe.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Sang-il Lee

Director

Ken Watanabe

Jubei Kamata

Jun Kunimura

Actor

Yûya Yagira

Actor

Akira Emoto

Kingo Baba

Koichi Sato

Ichizo Oishi

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Synopsis

An old swordsman (Ken Watanabe), his former comrade and a young braggart are hired by prostitutes to track down bandits who mutilated one of the women.

Director: Sang-il Lee
Screenwriter: Sang-il Lee
Production Co: Nikkatsu Corporation, Warner Bros.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): May 21, 2018
Runtime: 2h 15m

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