Red Lion

Oct 10, 1969

1h 57m

★ 6.4

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Action

Production Companies

TOHO

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Cast

Gonzo

Toshirō Mifune

Tomi

Shima Iwashita

Ichinose Hanzo

Etsushi Takahashi

Sanji

Minori Terada

Oharu

Nobuko Otowa

Ume

Yūko Mochizuki

Oyou

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Osode

Kawai Okada

Staff Chief Aragaki

Shigeru Kōyama

Dr. Gensai

Hideyo Amamoto

Komatora

Tokue Hanazawa

Secretary Sokichi

Shin Kishida

After the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, there was a series of battles fought while the former supporters of the Tokugawa shogunate retreated to the north where they actually started a sovereign nation that was recognized by more than one European country. Survivors of the Shinsengumi were among the followers of Enomoto Takeaki who took them to the northernmost island of Ezo where they fought their final battle at the star shaped fort, Goryokaku. The Japanese Civil Wars fought in the name of the emperor signaled the complete end of the feudal system and Japan’s entry into the modern world as those brave samurai tried to halt progress and learned that the age of modern warfare and weaponry had passed them by. Swords were no match for rifles and cannons, nor was any man a match for the power of the imperial flag. Japanese loyalty to the emperor has long defined the nation and culture despite the changing times.

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