Comedy ·Action · Japan · 1969 · 1h 57m

Red Lion

赤毛

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Director
Kihachi Okamoto
Cast
Toshirō Mifune as Gonzo Shima Iwashita as Tomi Etsushi Takahashi as Ichinose Hanzo Minori Terada as Sanji Nobuko Otowa as Oharu Yūko Mochizuki as Ume
Crew
Takao Saitō — Director of Photography Masaru Satō — Original Music Composer Kihachi Okamoto — Screenplay Sakae Hirosawa — Screenplay Toshirō Mifune — Producer Yoshio Nishikawa — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
sword fightgovernment corruptionjidaigekiedo periodchanbara19th centurymeiji periodmother son relationshiptokugawa shogunatetragicomedybakumatsuboshin war
Key Collaborators
Kihachi Okamoto Director Takao Saitō Director of Photography Masaru Satō Original Music Composer Kihachi Okamoto Screenplay Sakae Hirosawa Screenplay Toshirō Mifune Producer Yoshio Nishikawa Producer
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