Red Sun

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Red Sun

PG

1972

1h 52m

Western

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A train carrying a Japanese delegation with a ceremonial sword for President Grant is robbed by bandits led by Link (Charles Bronson) and Gauche (Alain Delon). When Gauche double-crosses him and leaves him for dead, Link is ordered to team up with Kuroda Jubei (Toshirô Mifune), one of the ambassador's guards, who has a week to recover the sword or commit suicide. Hoping to find out from Gauche where the gang buried their spoils before Kuroda can kill him, Link tries to escape from the samurai.

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David Nusair

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...a watchable (but consistently erratic) effort that generally feels like it should be much, much better.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 13, 2022

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Travis Johnson

sbs.com.au

A weird but plausible Western from one of the fathers of modern action cinema, with a stacked international cast.

Oct 24, 2021

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Dick Lochte

Los Angeles Free Press

The acting is about what we have come to expect from the international celebrities involved.

Jan 7, 2020

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Simon Foster

sbs.com.au

Red Sun is a perfectly enjoyable, character-driven adventure.

Nov 19, 2010

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Aug 1, 2005

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Abhijit S

An unusual but very watchable spaghetti western. Star turns by Bronson, Delon, Mifune and Ursula Andress. Plot is good, the action is well paced and the locales in Spain are spectacular.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/22/24

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Nick F

Red Sun is an interesting and unconventional Western, teaming tough-guy stalwart Charles Bronson with Toshiro Mifune as a Japanese warrior. Both men are seeking a rare and valuable Japanese sword stolen by Gauche, a notorious bandit played in a rather muted manner by French actor Alain Delon. Adding to this odd mix are former Bond girl Ursula Andress and model-turned-actress Capucine, though both bring little to the film except their undeniable beauty. Yet despite such anomalies, director Terence Young does a fine job of bringing it all together. Filmed in Spain, this is more than just another 1970s Spaghetti Western - it holds the attention throughout with excellent camera-work, well-staged gunplay and an exciting and unpredictable finale. Reviewed by NICK FLETCHER

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/17/24

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Micky B

Love this movie. The original Shanghai Noon maybe? Samurai and an outlaw in the wild west trying to find a stolen sword, as enemies that become friends. Great enjoyable buddy movie with a nice music score from Maurice Jarre.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/29/24

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John B

I didn't like. Saw it at theater when it came out 50 years ago. When compared to good Bronson or Mifune it is awful

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/18/24

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Audience Member

Wasn’t all that bad, give it a watch if you want to see Toshiro Mifune speak English.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/25/24

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David W

A quirky yet thoroughly enjoyable western with a great cast, some quality action, a smattering of mild early 70's gore and some well played comedic moments. If you enjoy the western genre but are up for something different in the form of some Japanese samurai sword play and dark comedy then you could do a heck of a lot worse. Whilst not perfect its still a minor classic of 70's international genre mash-up action cinema.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/11/23

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Synopsis

A train carrying a Japanese delegation with a ceremonial sword for President Grant is robbed by bandits led by Link (Charles Bronson) and Gauche (Alain Delon). When Gauche double-crosses him and leaves him for dead, Link is ordered to team up with Kuroda Jubei (Toshirô Mifune), one of the ambassador's guards, who has a week to recover the sword or commit suicide. Hoping to find out from Gauche where the gang buried their spoils before Kuroda can kill him, Link tries to escape from the samurai.

Director: Terence Young
Producer: Ted Richmond
Production Co: National General
Rating: PG
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2009
Runtime: 1h 52m

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