Impersonating an Imperial Army officer by wearing a "red lion's mane", a poor servant returns to his village after 10 years of absence to end the village's suffering caused by corrupt officials and businessmen.... (Full plot summary below)
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Impersonating an Imperial Army officer by wearing a "red lion's mane", a poor servant returns to his village after 10 years of absence to end the village's suffering caused by corrupt officials and businessmen.
Leave your thoughts about Red Lion.
| User ReviewCha tMuch as a movie for standing up against corruption and disorder, it's amazing. |
| User ReviewAngela AA criminally underrated film. In terms of acting alone, Red Lion may represent a high water mark in Toshiro Mifune's extraordinary career. Set in a period of political upheaval at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate's 300 year rule, Red Lion tells the tale of Gonzo (Mifune), a dim witted peasant soldier in the army of the Imperial Restoration Force. He manages to convince his commander to let him go to his hometown in advance of the troops to convince the villagers of the benefits of the regime change. Borrowing his captain's red Lion's Mane headpiece, he arrives to a hero's welcome and instantly starts to dismantle the rule of the corrupt officials who have enslaved the people. However, things are not as simple as they appear and the jubilation caused by Gonzo's reforms is to be short lived. The film starts out as a comedy, and ends as a damning indictement of political hypocrisy. It features some fabulous acting by all involved and some wonderful relationships are developed, particularly the grudging comradery that builds between Gonzo and the ronin Hanzo (Etsushi Takahashi), and that between Gonzo and his liberated prostitute girlfriend Tomi (Shima Iwashita). It also features some great chambara action which should please the slash fanatics. Mostly, though, Red Lion stands out as a heart warming and deeply moving character piece about an honest but naive man caught in the maelstrom of politics. Truly magnificent, and quite possiby on a par with the best of Mifune's Kurosawa pieces. |
| User ReviewJoe Cthe best samurai comedy ever made. mifune was as clever as he was in seven samurai playing a silly but effective samurai who ascends from farmer to savior. although the end was serious, the film blended drama and comedy well and made this a fun watch. excellent film. |
| User ReviewTamsin PIt drags a bit and has a few plot threads that go nowhere, but wow does it blow you away. This is a powerful political satire with Toshiro Mifune giving another great performance. |
