Red Lion
Oct 10 1969
•2h 57m
•Comedy, Action
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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Toshirō Mifune
Gonzo
Shima Iwashita
Tomi
Etsushi Takahashi
Ichinose Hanzo
Minori Terada
Sanji
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