Unforgiven

"How far can people be forgiven?"

2013 2h 15m JA

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 84

ActionCrimeDramaWestern

Synopsis

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

“How far can people be forgiven?”

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Cast

Ken Watanabe
Jubee Kamata
Koichi Sato
Ichizo Oishi
Akira Emoto
Kingo Baba
Yuya Yagira
Goro Sawada
Shioli Kutsuna
Natsume
Eiko Koike
Okaji
Jun Kunimura
Masaharu Kitaoji
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Sanosuke Hotta

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sang-il Lee
Writers: Sang-il Lee, David Webb Peoples
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sang-il Lee, shot by Norimichi Kasamatsu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Taro Iwashiro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tsuyoshi Imai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ken Watanabe and Koichi Sato and Akira Emoto carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "How far can people be forgiven?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2347134 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 84 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Sang-il Lee directs. Norimichi Kasamatsu behind the camera. Taro Iwashiro scores. Tsuyoshi Imai cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Released 13 years ago.
2Directed by Sang-il Lee, shot by Norimichi Kasamatsu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Taro Iwashiro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Tsuyoshi Imai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ken Watanabe and Koichi Sato and Akira Emoto carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "How far can people be forgiven?".
7IMDB entry: tt2347134 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 84 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "samurai", "remake", "period drama", "shogun".