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

Red Lion (1969)

Poster for Red Lion

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Kihachi Okamoto
  • Profile picture of Toshirō Mifune
    Gonzo Toshirō Mifune
  • Profile picture of Shima Iwashita
    Tomi Shima Iwashita
  • Profile picture of Etsushi Takahashi
    Ichinose Hanzo Etsushi Takahashi
  • Profile picture of Minori Terada
    Sanji Minori Terada
  • Profile picture of Nobuko Otowa
    Oharu Nobuko Otowa
  • Profile picture of Yūko Mochizuki
    Ume Yūko Mochizuki
  • Profile picture of Jitsuko Yoshimura
    Oyou Jitsuko Yoshimura
  • Profile picture of Shigeru Kōyama
    Staff Chief Aragaki Shigeru Kōyama

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Keywords

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