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March 1975 (USA) moreTagline:
A man never forgets. A man pays his debts. morePlot:
Harry Kilmer returns to Japan after several years in order to rescue his friend George's kidnapped daughter... more | full synopsisPlot Keywords:
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The best East-meets-West movie you can see more (32 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robert Mitchum | ... | Harry Kilmer | |
| Ken Takakura | ... | Tanaka Ken (as Takakura Ken) | |
| Brian Keith | ... | George Tanner | |
| Herb Edelman | ... | Wheat | |
| Richard Jordan | ... | Dusty | |
| Keiko Kishi | ... | Eiko (as Kishi Keiko) | |
| Eiji Okada | ... | Tono (as Okada Eiji) | |
| James Shigeta | ... | Goro | |
| Kyosuke Mashida | ... | Kato | |
| Christina Kokubo | ... | Hanako | |
| Eiji Go | ... | Spider (as Go Eiji) | |
| Lee Chirillo | ... | Louise | |
| M. Hisaka | ... | Boyfriend | |
| William Ross | ... | Tanner's Guard | |
| Akiyama | ... | Tono's Guard |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
Japan:123 min | UK:107 min | USA:112 minColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Finland:K-16 (cut) | Singapore:PG | France:-12 | Canada:14A (video rating) | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (cut) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:RFun Stuff
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Martin Scorsese wanted to direct after Mean Streets (1973) but the producers wanted Sydney Pollack. moreGoofs:
Boom mic visible: The boom mic is clearly visible in one scene when Oliver Wheat grabs his cat while telling the story of Eiko to Dusty, the mic appears behind the table and is retracted as Wheat advances. moreQuotes:
Eiko Tanaka: Did you speak to Ken?Harry Kilmer: Yeah
Eiko Tanaka: Does he know we are here?
Harry Kilmer: Sure.
Eiko Tanaka: Is he unhappy?
Harry Kilmer: I'm on my way over to see him now.
Eiko Tanaka: But is he unhappy?
Harry Kilmer: Of course he's unhappy, he's been unhappy ever since he lost the war. I keep trying to tell him it's not his fault, he won't take my word for it.
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Superb East-meets-West movie, I suspect largely due to Schrader's insight. Takakura Ken's performance really steals the show, though all actors are more than capable; Mitchum gives a great performance again. Not a martial arts movie, but contains a katana showdown that I can watch over and over again without finding fault [more believable than anything you'll see in 'Kill Bill'].
The story is gorgeously convoluted, keeping it's secrets to the very end, in a fitting Japanese manner. Action scenes are relatively restrained, and the story tells how Mitchum's character finally comes to understand Takakura Ken's character, and his apparently icy antagonism. When can we see a DVD copy?!