RED LION [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 1969
• Genre: Action, Comedy
• Plot: Mifune Toshiro (Shogun, Seven Samurai, Yojimbo) and Iwashita Shima (Harakiri, An Autumn Afternoon) star in this hilarious epic of a man, a plan, and a large red wig!; ; Directed by Okamoto Kihachi (Samurai Assassin, Sword of Doom); ; When winds of change sweep Japan, overthrowing three centuries of Shogunate Rule, Gonzo, a peasant, enlists in the Imperial Restoration Force, which promises to abolish the oppressive practices of the past. When the advance guard approaches his old hometown, he convinces his commander to let him ride ahead and prepare the locals for the advent of the New World Order. ; ; When he triumphantly rides into town wearing the Red Lion Mane of Office he borrowed from his commander, he expects a warm welcome, but gets far more than he bargained for. His friends think he's going to save them, the incompetent local officials think he's after their heads, a secret band of Shogunate fanatics want him dead, and he can't even read his own proclamations!; ; DVD Features:; Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1; Presented in Anamorphic Widescreen; Japanese with English Subtitles; ; Bonus Material Includes:; Original Theatrical Trailer; Image Gallery; Character Biographies; Interactive Program Notes;
• Cast: Toshirô Mifune, Shima Iwashita, Etsushi Takahashi, Minori Terada, Nobuko Otowa, Yûko Mochizuki, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kawai Okada, Shigeru Kôyama, Eisei Amamoto, Tokue Hanazawa, Shin Kishida, Hideo Sunazuka, Bokuzen Hidari, Goro Mutsumi, Daigo Kusano, Nakajiro Tomita, Fujio Tokita, Jun Hamamura, Sachio Sakai, Ren Yamamoto, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Shoji Nomura, Mika Kitagawa, Kawako Noguchi, Ayako Tsuda, Chie Iwasaki, Sue Mitobe, Yutaka Nakayama, Takeo Chii, Nobusuke Achiba, Mamora Sawanobori, Akio Kinoshita, Tomiyuki Kimura, Shoichiro Maruoka, Shoji Uno, Shoji Yoshida, Kinuyo Sado, Kazuko Asari, Yoko Ishido, Aiko Sarami, Yoko Toyoda, Kimie Shimazu, Shigeko Kawamura, Yumiko Taniguchi, Jun Majima, Michi Matsubara, Toriko Takahara, Yoshie Kihei, Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi, Koji Asakawa, Hiroto Kimura, Hajime Tanaka, Shigeo Kato, Yoshihiro Mito, Hiroyuki Umabe, Junichi Ito, Yokai Nana, Ichirô Nakaya, Yûnosuke Itô, Takahiro Tamura, Mamoru Sawato, Kihachi Okamoto
• Director: Kihachi Okamoto
• Runtime: 1:57
• Media Format: movie