Western

Red Sun

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In 1870, Japanese ambassador Sakaguchi and his entourage travel by train to Washington to deliver a valuable sword to the President of the United States, a gift from the Emperor of Japan. On board the same train are two robbers, Link and Gauche, ready to make their move…

Release Date : 1971-09-15

Language :SpanishEnglishJapanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Les Films CoronaOceania FilmProducciones Balcázar

Production Country : FranceItalySpain

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Link

Original Name : Charles Bronson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cristina

Original Name : Ursula Andress

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kuroda Jubei

Original Name : 三船敏郎

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gauche

Original Name : Alain Delon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pepita

Original Name : Capucine

Gender : Female

Character Name : Paco

Original Name : Barta Barri

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mace

Original Name : Guido Lollobrigida

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hyatt

Original Name : Anthony Dawson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miguel

Original Name : Gianni Medici

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheriff Stone

Original Name : Georges Lycan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chato

Original Name : Luc Merenda

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ambassador Sakaguchi

Original Name : 中村哲

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mexican Farmer

Original Name : José Nieto

Gender : Male

Character Name : Valdés

Original Name : Julio Peña

Gender : Male

Character Name : María

Original Name : Mónica Randall

Gender : Female

Character Name : 2nd Samurai

Original Name : 田中浩

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : John B. Vermont

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pogo (uncredited)

Original Name : Ricardo Palacios

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : John Landis

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-11-09

When a train travelling across the United States carrying the newly appointed Japanese Imperial Ambassador is robbed by "Gauche" (Alain Delon) and his gang, they steal a samurai sword that is to be a gift from the Meiji to President Grant. It now falls to the perfectly attired warrior "Jubei" (Toshirô Mifune) to retrieve the weapon and luckily, they have one member of the gang who was accidentally left behind - "Link" (Charles Bronson) - to help. Gradually, the two men (and their cultures) begin to bond and it is soon clear that both men have a grudge against "Gauche". This beef leads them to the brothel of his gal "Cristina" (Ursula Andress) and to a series of frequently quite entertaining combat scenes that allow Mifune to demonstrate his classy - though not always suitable - sword skills and associated flummery. There's quite a fun dynamic between the two principals here, but the film itself is a bit long, slow and it has something of the downbeat spaghetti western to it (Maurice Jarre not Ennio Morricone this time, though). Watchable, Bronson looks like he is enjoying himself, but I'd have to say entirety forgettable fayre with dialogue that is straight out of the "Janet & John" book of third grade screenplay tips.

Tourma

@Tourma

2024-05-26

**A Merging of Western and Samurai Flick** Which weren't too far apart to begin with. A rather good movie too.