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Red Lion

1969, Japanese. Directed by Kihachi Okamoto.

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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1h 57m
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Released
10 October 1969
Original title
赤毛
Country
Japan
Written by
Kihachi Okamoto, Sakae Hirosawa
sword fightgovernment corruptionjidaigekiedo periodchanbara19th centurymeiji periodmother son relationshiptokugawa shogunatetragicomedybakumatsuboshin war

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Red Lion (1969) was directed by Kihachi Okamoto and stars Toshirō Mifune, Shima Iwashita, Etsushi Takahashi.

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