The Old Bear Hunter
Seen it?1982 | 103 min | Adventure, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for fans of a good revenge story and anyone with a bit of wanderlust. A revenge story, so expect the pressure to build to a reckoning. Liked The Northman or Mission: Impossible III? This is a good next one.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Gives its people room to develop, at 1 hr 43 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
After an old man is attacked by a bear in the snowy mountains of northern Japan, he vows to hunt down the marauder.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Toshio Goto
- Kō NishimuraHeizo Sekiguchi
- Junzaburō BanPolice Officer
- Mihoko Fujita
- Yoshio InabaKokichi Suzuki
- Kazuki TomokawaOffice worker
- Takao YaguchiJudge
- Goichi YamadaIwakichi, father