Akage 1969  N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Drama
aka: Red Lion
Director: Kihachi Okamoto
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Etsushi Takahashi, Shima Iwashita, Minori Terada, Shigeru Koyama, Nobuko Otowa, Yuko Mochizuki, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Tokue Hanazawa, Kawai Okada, Eisei Amamoto, Hideo Sunazuka
After a ten-year absence, Gonzo (Toshiro Mifune) returns to his village as a representative of the new emperor. His mission is to tell the villagers that there will be a cut in taxes, and he plans to bring an end to the villagers' suffering. But, when the army rescinds the tax cut and attacks the village, Gonzo is left with no choice but to lay siege on the army.
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Japan's Longest Day 1967 N/R, 157 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Emperor and a General
Director: Kihachi Okamoto
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, So Yamamura, Chishu Ryu, Seiji Miyaguchi, Takashi Shimura, Toshio Kurosawa, Shogo Shimada, Susumu Fujita, Yunosuke Ito, Daisuke Kato, Etsushi Takahashi, Jun Tazaki, Nobuo Nakamura, Koshiro Matsumoto
This is the true story of failed efforts by the Japanese War Minister Anami (Toshiro Mifune) to continue the war and includes plots for a coup to overthrow the Emperor. But, the problem was resolved when Emperor Hirohito (Koshiro Matsumoto) broadcast to his nation on August 15, 1945, that Japan would agree to the Allies' demand for unconditional surrender.
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| 1. Akage (1969)
aka: Red Lion
2. Japan's Longest Day (1967)
aka: The Emperor and a General
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