Rent Red Lion (1969)
3.6 of 5 from 58 ratings
1h 56min
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- Synopsis:
- With the winds of change sweeping through Japan, overthrowing three centuries of Shogunate rule, Gonzo, (Toshiro Mifune) a peasant, enlists in the Imperial Restoration Force, which promises to reform the oppression of the past. Gonzo persuades his commander to lend him his Red Lion Mane, a symbol of authority, and rides into his old home town, where he receives a hero's welcome. This tale, both touching and hilarious, traces the difficulties of a simple, boastful, humane man caught in the web of political intrigue. Casting a cold eye on politicians of all hues, at its climax it achieves true tragic intensity.
- Actors:
- Toshirô Mifune, Shima Iwashita, Etsushi Takahashi, Minori Terada, Nobuko Otowa, Yûko Mochizuki, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kawai Okada, Shigeru Kôyama, Hideyo Amamoto, Tokue Hanazawa, Shin Kishida, Hideo Sunazuka, Bokuzen Hidari, Gorô Mutsumi, Daigo Kusano, Nakajirô Tomita, Fujio Tokita, Jun Hamamura, Sachio Sakai
- Directors:
- Kihachi Okamoto
- Narrated By:
- Ichirô Nakatani
- Writers:
- Sakae Hirosawa, Kihachi Okamoto
- Studio:
- Warrior
- Genres:
- Comedy
- Countries:
- Japan
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