Japan Synopsis
赤毛
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.
The 1968–1970 Japan Window
65 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Red Lion sits at position #41.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Red Lion. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
3 sharedThe Twilight Samurai
★ 7.7 · Japan
3 sharedLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
★ 7.3 · Japan
3 sharedLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
★ 7.2 · Japan
3 sharedThe Tale of Zatoichi
★ 7.2 · Japan
3 sharedSamurai Assassin
★ 7.2 · Japan
2 sharedRurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
★ 7.6 · Japan
Other Titles From TOHO
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Red Lion premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,621 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (21st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,414 of 1,714 (top 82%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 55m |
| Release Date | October 10, 1969 |
| IMDb | tt0063995 |