Unforgiven

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Les N Dec 20 Good to see the Japanese version. Not so different. See more Chuck S 06/15/2023 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. See more william d @acsdoug 09/06/2020 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. See more 11/19/2016 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??¢ See more 09/15/2015 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. See more 03/11/2015 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. See more Read all reviews

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