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Red Lion

1969·Comedy·1h 57m
7.1
★
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.
Directed by Kihachi Okamoto
sword fight
government corruption
jidaigeki
edo period
chanbara
19th century
meiji period
mother son relationship
tokugawa shogunate
tragicomedy
bakumatsu
boshin war
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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
Shigeru Kōyama
Shigeru Kōyama
Staff Chief Aragaki
Hideyo Amamoto
Hideyo Amamoto
Dr. Gensai
Tokue Hanazawa
Tokue Hanazawa
Komatora
Shin Kishida
Shin Kishida
Secretary Sokichi
Hideo Sunazuka
Hideo Sunazuka
Amegaeru

Crew

Kihachi Okamoto
Kihachi Okamoto
Director
Kihachi Okamoto
Kihachi Okamoto
Screenplay
Masaru Satō
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
Producer

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Gareth Morgan
Gareth Morgan
7.0★ · 01/13/26
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8.0★ · 12/13/25
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