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Red Lion (1969)

Red Lion poster
Original title
赤毛
Directed by
Kihachi Okamoto
Genre
Jidaigeki
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 55m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A peasant impersonates a military officer during a time of civil war. He and a local woman become caught in the chaos and violence of the rebellion.

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What happens

Red Lion (Japanese: 赤毛, Hepburn: Akage) is a 1969 Japanese film directed by Kihachi Okamoto and starring Toshirō Mifune and Shima Iwashita. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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