| Red Lion | |
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| Directed by | Kihachi Okamoto |
| Produced by | Toshirō Mifune Yoshio Nishikawa |
| Written by | Sakae Hirosawa Kihachi Okamoto |
| Starring | Toshirō Mifune Shima Iwashita |
| Music by | Masaru Satō |
| Cinematography | Takao Saitō |
| Distributed by | Toho Company Ltd. |
| Release date(s) | Japan: October 10, 1969 United States: December 17, 1969 |
| Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Red Lion (赤毛 Akage) is a 1969 Japanese film directed by Kihachi Okamoto and starring Toshirō Mifune and Shima Iwashita.
Gonzo (Toshirō Mifune), a member of the Imperial Restoration Force, is being asked by the emperor to deliver official news to his home village of a New World Order. Wanting to pose as a military officer, he dons the Red Lion Mane of Office. Upon his return, his attempt to tell the village about a brand-new tax cut is quashed when the townfolk mistakenly assumes that he is there to rescue them from corrupt government officials. He learns that an evil magistrate has been swindling them for years. Now, he has to help the village, ward off Shogunate fanatics, along with the fact that he can't read his own proclamations.
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