Red Lion (1969)

ComedyAction

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.

Release Date: October 10, 1969
Runtime: 1h 57m
Rating: 6.5/10 (28 votes)

Director: Kihachi Okamoto

Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Shima Iwashita, Etsushi Takahashi, Minori Terada, Nobuko Otowa, Yūko Mochizuki, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kawai Okada

Production: TOHO

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

Full Cast (28 people)

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
Jitsuko Yoshimura as Oyou
Kawai Okada as Osode
Shigeru Kōyama as Staff Chief Aragaki
Hideyo Amamoto as Dr. Gensai
Tokue Hanazawa as Komatora
Shin Kishida as Secretary Sokichi
Hideo Sunazuka as Amegaeru
Bokuzen Hidari as Gohei
Gorō Mutsumi as White Hair
Ippei Kawashima
Yūnosuke Itō
Daigo Kusano as Innkeeper
Nakajirō Tomita as Kisoya Kahei
Fujio Tokita as Clerk of the court
Jun Hamamura as Jinbee of stables
Sachio Sakai as Peasant Kesaji
Ren Yamamoto as Peasant
Hiroshi Hasegawa as Roku the Hunter
Mika Kitagawa as Whore
Takahiro Tamura as Sozo Sagara
Yutaka Nakayama as Peasant
Takeo Chii as Spy

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Red Lion

Red Lion

Red Lion

Red Lion

Red Lion

117 min

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.

117 min

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.

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Original LanguageJapanese

Release Date10/10/1969

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government corruption

mother son relationship

tokugawa shogunate

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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

Jitsuko Yoshimura

as Oyou

KO

Kawai Okada

as Osode

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Red Lion about?▾

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 tyrann…

How long is Red Lion?▾

1h 57m

When was Red Lion released?▾

October 10, 1969

Who directed Red Lion?▾

Kihachi Okamoto

Who stars in Red Lion?▾

Toshirō Mifune, Shima Iwashita, Etsushi Takahashi

What genre is Red Lion?▾

Comedy, Action