Red Sun

“The greatest fighting machine the West has ever known.”

6.9

1971

1h 54m

Western

Director: Terence Young

Overview

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…

Trailer

Red Sun "A.K.A." Soleil Rouge Official Trailer - Charles Bronson Western Movie (1971) HD

Cast

Link

Charles Bronson

Link

Cristina

Ursula Andress

Cristina

Kuroda Jubei

Toshirō Mifune

Kuroda Jubei

Gauche

Alain Delon

Gauche

Pepita

Capucine

Pepita

Paco

Barta Barri

Paco

Mace

Guido Lollobrigida

Mace

Hyatt

Anthony Dawson

Hyatt

Miguel

Gianni Medici

Miguel

Sheriff Stone

Georges Lycan

Sheriff Stone

Chato

Luc Merenda

Chato

Ambassador Sakaguchi

Tetsu Nakamura

Ambassador Sakaguchi

Reviews

CinemaSerf

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.

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