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Unforgiven (1992)

Unforgiven is a 2013 Japanese Western written and directed by Lee Sang-il. The film is classified as a remake of the 1992 Clint Eastwood film of the same name. The plot follows a former samurai who is hired to help find two wanted men.

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Unforgiven (2013)
R
Drama
Action
Crime

Director
Sang-il Lee
Release Date
September 13, 2013
Studio(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributor(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Ken Watanabe , Shioli Kutsuna , Jun Kunimura , Yuya Yagira , Koichi Sato , Akira Emoto , Seiji Hino , Eiko Koike
Writers
David Webb Peoples , Sang-il Lee
Runtime
135 Minutes
Budget
$14.4 million

Summary

Retired Old West gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner Ned Logan and a young man, The "Schofield Kid".

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