Red Lion (1969)

"赤毛"は世直しの印 革命の血 維新に斬り込んだ豪快な男！

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.

Director

Kihachi Okamoto

Writers

Kihachi Okamoto, Sakae Hirosawa

Themes19th centurybakumatsuboshin warchanbaraedo periodgovernment corruptionjidaigekimeiji periodmother son relationshipsword fight