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Red Lion

Red Lion

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

117 mins

Rating

6.38/10

Release Date

10 October 1969

Country

Japan

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

Kawai Okada

Kawai Okada

Osode

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

Bokuzen Hidari

Bokuzen Hidari

Gohei

Gorō Mutsumi

Gorō Mutsumi

White Hair

Ippei Kawashima

Ippei Kawashima

Yūnosuke Itō

Yūnosuke Itō

Daigo Kusano

Daigo Kusano

Innkeeper

Nakajirō Tomita

Nakajirō Tomita

Kisoya Kahei

Fujio Tokita

Fujio Tokita

Clerk of the court

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Jinbee of stables

Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

Peasant Kesaji

Ren Yamamoto

Ren Yamamoto

Peasant

Hiroshi Hasegawa

Hiroshi Hasegawa

Roku the Hunter

Mika Kitagawa

Mika Kitagawa

Whore

Takahiro Tamura

Takahiro Tamura

Sozo Sagara

Yutaka Nakayama

Yutaka Nakayama

Peasant

Takeo Chii

Takeo Chii

Spy

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