Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room

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Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room (1969)

Directed by Kōsaku Yamashita

Action, Drama · 1h 50m

Oryu the Red Peony, a wandering female yakuza on a soul-searching journey after the death of her father. After collecting her sickly follower from jail, she is taken in by a fishing village. Feeling indebted to their generosity, she stays to work for the village and promises to leave her yakuza ways behind. When a dispute breaks out for the gambling rights to a local festival, the villagers are harassed by a gang of thugs. When the harassment turns violent, Oryu must decide wither to keep her promise or protect the villagers.

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Cast

Sumiko Fuji Ryuko Yano/Oryu-The Red Peony Kyōsuke Machida Koji Tsuruta Bin Amatsu Narutogawa Tetsuro Tamba Tomisaburō Wakayama Torakichi Kumasaka Kōtarō Satomi Seizaburō Kawazu Keiji Takamiya Yuriko Mishima
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Kiyoshi Hitomi
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Auto Yokoyama

Crew

Director
Kōsaku Yamashita
Screenplay
Norifumi Suzuki, Kazuo Kasahara
Director of Photography
Osamu Furuya
Original Music Composer
Takeo Watanabe
Editor
Shintarō Miyamoto

Details

Original title
緋牡丹博徒 鉄火場列伝
Release date
1969-10-01
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Action, Drama
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Toei Company