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Red Lion (other)
Red Lion, Red Lions, Red Lyon, Red Lion Inn and variations, may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Red Lion (film), ''Red Lion'' (film), a 1969 Japanese film * Red Lion (theatre), an Elizabethan playhouse in London * ''The Red Lion'', a 1946 novel by Mária Szepes * ''The Red Lion'', a 2015 play by Patrick Marber * Red Lion, a robot vehicle from the animated television series ''Voltron'' Businesses and organisations * Red Lion (St. Paul's Churchyard) (aka Red Lyon), a historical bookseller in London * Red Lion Area School District, York County, Pennsylvania, U.S. * Red Lion Broadcasting, the subject of ''Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC,'' a U.S. Supreme Court decision * Red Lion Hotel, Cromer, England * Red Lion Hotels Corporation, an American company **Red Lion Hotels * Red Lion and Sun Society, the former name of the Red Crescent in Iran * Red Lions (political party), a defunct political party in Belgium * Red Lion Inn (Brooklyn), New York, U.S. * Red Lion Inn (Stockbridge, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Lion (film)
is a 1969 Japanese film directed by Kihachi Okamoto and starring Toshirō Mifune and Shima Iwashita. Plot summary Gonzo (権三, Toshiro Mifune), a member of the Sekihōtai, is being asked by the emperor to deliver official news to his home village of a New World Order. Wanting to pose as a military officer, he dons a peculiar officer's wig. Upon his return, his attempt to tell the village about a brand-new tax cut is quashed when the townfolk mistakenly assumes that he is there to rescue them from corrupt government officials. He learns that an evil magistrate has been swindling them for years. Now, he has to help the village, ward off Shogunate fanatics, along with the fact that he can't read his own proclamations. The director, Kihachi Okamoto, is well known for introducing plot twists and surprising endings in his films, and Red Lion is no exception. What starts out as an almost comedic series of misunderstandings between almost comically drawn characters ends up turning far ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |