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.
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Toshirō Mifune
Gonzo
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Shima Iwashita
Tomi
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Harakiri
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Etsushi Takahashi
Ichinose Hanzo
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Kill!
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Minori Terada
Sanji
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Castle in the Sky
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Nobuko Otowa
Oharu
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Onibaba
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Yūko Mochizuki
Ume
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The Ballad of Narayama
Kwaidan
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Oyou
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Onibaba
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Kawai Okada
Osode
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A Man Called Tiger
Ōedo Sōsamō
Shigeru Kōyama
Staff Chief Aragaki
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Black Rain
Beyond Outrage
Hideyo Amamoto
Dr. Gensai
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Kamen Rider
All Monsters Attack
Tokue Hanazawa
Komatora
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The Castle of Sand
Shin Kishida
Secretary Sokichi
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Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
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Kihachi Okamoto Director · Sakae Hirosawa Screenplay Masaru Satō Composer
United States release December 17, 1969 · Produced in Japan · Original title 赤毛
Production
TOHO
Production
Japan
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Original title
赤毛
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 10, 1969
Theatrical
United States · December 17, 1969
Theatrical
Germany
February 17, 2007 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Russia
November 23, 2014 · Premiere · Kihachi Okamoto Retrospective (Moscow)
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