Red Lion

Red Lion (1969)

10/10/1969
Comedy, Action
1h 57m

Overview

Japan, February 1868. As the Tokugawa shogunate declines and the power of Emperor Meiji grows, Gonzo, a soldier of the Restoration Army, returns to Sawando, his hometown, to announce the end of tyranny.

  • Kihachi OkamotoDirector, Screenplay
  • Sakae HirosawaScreenplay
  • Original Title

    赤毛

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

Keywords

  • sword fight
  • government corruption
  • jidaigeki
  • chanbara
  • 19th century
  • meiji period
  • mother son relationship
  • tokugawa shogunate
  • tragicomedy

Top Billed Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Gonzo

Shima Iwashita

Shima Iwashita

Tomi

Etsushi Takahashi

Etsushi Takahashi

Ichinose Hanzo

Minori Terada

Minori Terada

Sanji

Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

Oharu

Yūko Mochizuki

Yūko Mochizuki

Ume

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Oyou

Kawai Okada

Osode

Shigeru Kōyama

Shigeru Kōyama

Staff Chief Aragaki

Hideyo Amamoto

Hideyo Amamoto

Dr. Gensai

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