Unforgiven
Seen it?2013 | 135 min | Action, Crime, Drama, Western
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (94% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office and little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and action fans. If you loved The Asphalt Jungle, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 15 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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 it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
94% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 52K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sang-il Lee
- Ken WatanabeJubee Kamata
- Koichi SatoIchizo Oishi
- Akira EmotoKingo Baba
- Yuya YagiraGoro Sawada
- Shioli KutsunaNatsume
- Eiko KoikeOkaji
- Jun KunimuraMasaharu Kitaoji
- Yukiyoshi OzawaSanosuke Hotta
- Takahiro MiuraUnosuke Hotta
- Kenichi TakitohYasaburo Himeji