in the late 1800 and arizona . two desperado link and gauche with the help of some professional bandit and mexican outlaw and rob a train which be carry gold guard by union soldier and but also on board be the japanese ambassador who be head to washington d. c. in the process gauche take their sacred gold sword and which be a gift from their emperor to the u. s. president . also gauche back stabs link by attempt to kill him and so he keep the cash for himself . unknowingly to gauche and link survives . the ambassador bodyguard kuroda and plan to get that sword back and kill him straight away for honour and but link need him alive and so he can find out where he hide the steal loot . the two unwillingly pair up with the same goal and but kuroda have only get seven day to do so and or he and link will die by his sword . terrance young multinational ( spain and italy and france ) production of red sun be a boldly unusual western in the shape of the odd couple ( west meet east ) set on the old western frontier and which have a nicely balance out comic vein and stupendous lead performance . you could call it an experiment and it an interesting blend and even though the story seem familiar and it do keep to it strength and never wanders off onto pointless sub plot . what go on be elaborately important to the story . a snappily eventful script come through with the witty humour be draw upon the pair bumpy relationship and involve their difference and action . charles bronson be at his charismatic best with a lively turn a the rascally equipped gunfighter link and the legendary toshiro mifune authentically emit classy grace with ace determination and stubbornness a samurai bodyguard kuroda . they excel together and make a real good pairing . this be what sell the film from the get go . alain delon make for an formidable villain figure and a the deviously suave gauche and beautiful bombshell ursula andress ( who offer a brief topless scene ) be terrifically dynamic a gauche robust firebrand girlfriend cristina . anthnoy dawson and the wonderful capucine also show up in minor part . young direction can stumble in some shapeless touch and but mainly he keep a busy pace and engineer some excitingly biting passage of raw action while like the suspenseful die half with a bit of splatter on show . editing be smoothly tailor . maurice jarre uncannily saucy music score be less than grand and but atmospheric enough to the period . henri alekan spaciously scenic cinematography and be kind of lose on the small screen and in full frame . this be sad a the picturesque location be important to the feel of certain scene . an assiduously engross display of sword and gun and which be far from a masterpiece and but chiefly entertains and make suitable use of a flavoured international cast .