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The Wolverine

The Wolverine

Movie · 2013 · 11 people

Marvel Comics' clawed mutant gets his own story again in The Wolverine, a superhero film released in 2013. Following X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) as the character's second stand-alone outing, it is also the sixth film in the X-Men series. Directed by James Mangold from a screenplay by Scott Frank and Mark Bomback, adapted from Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's 1982 comic book arc, the film stars Hugh Jackman as Logan alongside Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Will Yun Lee, Svetlana Khodchenkova and Famke Janssen.

Set after the events of X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), the story follows a guilt-ridden Logan to Japan, where he answers a summons from Ichirō Yashida, an officer whose life he saved during the 1945 bombing of Nagasaki. Stripped of his healing powers, Wolverine must battle Yakuza thugs, ninjas and the Silver Samurai. Shot in New South Wales and Tokyo in 2012 and converted to 3D in post-production, the film was released by 20th Century Fox in July 2013 to generally positive reviews and grossed roughly $415 million worldwide. A third solo film, Logan, followed in 2017.

DirectorJames Mangold
Production company20th Century Fox

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Haruhiko Yamanouchi Haruhiko Yamanouchi Film actor · 80 years old Ichiro Yashida / Silver Samurai Hugh Jackman Tao Okamoto Rila Fukushima Hiroyuki Sanada Will Yun Lee Svetlana Khodchenkova Famke Janssen Ian McKellen Patrick Stewart Brian Tee

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AI-assisted editorial takes written from different viewer perspectives. They are not reader reviews; those are below.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

The film's smartest idea is stripping Wolverine of his healing powers. When an invincible hero suddenly becomes someone who can bleed, every fight's stakes multiply. With rivals like the Yakuza, ninjas and the Silver Samurai, Japan gives classic superhero action a different flavor. A solid, hard-hitting adventure for fans of claws and swords.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

Don't sit down to watch it with little ones just because it's a superhero film. There are claw fights, sword clashes and harsh violence. A past reaching back to the Nagasaki bombing and a sense of guilt are heavy themes too. It suits teenagers and adults. For young children, a lighter superhero film would be a better choice.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

James Mangold's film tries something rare within the series: a character study treating the superhero as a man wrestling with guilt, alone in a foreign country. A script that takes Logan to Japan and strips him of his power gives the story real weight by making the hero vulnerable. But that boldness does not last to the end; the big-villain, showy-showdown pattern that franchise films demand does not quite match the introspective tone built up along the way. Mangold's character-driven approach can be read as a forerunner of Logan, which followed; here, though, the film is caught between studio formula and a personal vision.

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