The Wolverine (2013)

Wolverine comes to Japan to meet an old friend whose life he saved years ago, and gets embroiled in a conspiracy involving yakuza and mutants.

Director:

James Mangold

Writers:

Mark Bomback (screenplay), Scott Frank (screenplay)

Stars:

Hugh Jackman, Will Yun Lee, Tao Okamoto

2 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hugh Jackman	...	Logan
Tao Okamoto	...	Mariko
Rila Fukushima	...	Yukio
Hiroyuki Sanada	...	Shingen
Svetlana Khodchenkova	...	Viper
Brian Tee	...	Noburo
Hal Yamanouchi	...	Yashida (as Haruhiko Yamanouchi)
Will Yun Lee	...	Harada
Ken Yamamura	...	Young Yashida
Famke Janssen	...	Jean Grey
Nobutaka Aoyagi	...	Security
Seiji Funamoto	...	Servant
Shinji Ikefuji	...	Pock-Face
Qyoko Kudo	...	Aya
Nobuaki Kakuda	...	Buddhist Priest

Storyline

In modern day Japan, Wolverine is out of his depth in an unknown world as he faces his ultimate nemesis in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own near-immortality, emerging more powerful than we have ever seen him before.

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Plot Keywords:

canadian | thigh highs | thigh high socks | short skirt with boots | japan | 

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Taglines:

When enemies rise... when immortality ends... the ultimate battle begins.

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence, some sexuality and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The taxi sign on the roof of the taxi standing outside the "love hotel" in Tokyo, has the X-Men logo on it.

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Goofs

(at around 35 mins) At the funeral, Viper is shown using a cell phone to film Logan fighting. When she is interrupted by the gang member with a gun, she shifts the angle of the phone to the right, and then lowers it completely. The image on the phone does not reflect these movements, it continues to show Logan centered in the image.

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Quotes

[first lines]
[an air raid begins on Nagasaki. At a prison camp, a young lieutenant sets all the prisoners free]
Young Yashida: You! Go! Go!
Logan: [in a pit] That was a B-29, bub. There's no outrunning what's coming. You're better off down here. I'd hurry if I were you.

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Crazy Credits

This is the first X-Film to not have the title in the opening; it appears at the end of the film.

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Alternate Versions

Also available in a 3D version.

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Connections

Referenced in WatchMojo: Dark Phoenix's Biggest Problem (2019)

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Soundtracks

Dragon Dance
Written by Luke Steele and Hugh Jardon
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music

User Reviews

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Pretty good action

Very sad what happened to the bear..

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

26 July 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wolverine 2

Filming Locations:

Fox Studios, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$120,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$53,113,752, 28 July 2013

Gross USA:

$132,556,852

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$414,828,246

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Marvel Entertainment, Donners' Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min 138 min (Extended Edition)

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Atmos SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1