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Red Peony Gambler (1968)

Overview

Ryuko was raised by her father, a gambler named Senzo Yano in Kumamoto, Kyushu, after her mother died when she was little. When she turned 18 years old, her father was attacked and killed by a stranger in alley. Ryuko then dissolves her yakuza family, and, carrying the wallet left by the killer, she sets out on a journey to avenge her father's death. Five years later, she wanders the nation, known only as! Red Peony Oryu who has a red peony tattooed on her shoulder and has the defiance and courage of a man. She meets Katagiri - a loner gambler, Kumatora - boss of a family in Shikoku, and Otaka - female boss of the Doman Family in Osaka. With their help, she finally catches up with the man who murdered her father.
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Kōsaku Yamashita profile
Kōsaku Yamashita

Director

Cast

Sumiko Fuji profile
Sumiko Fuji

Hibotan no Ryu

Ken Takakura profile
Ken Takakura

Naoki Katagiri

Tomisaburō Wakayama profile
Tomisaburō Wakayama

Torakichi Kumasaka

Kyōsuke Machida profile
Kyōsuke Machida

Fujimatsu, the Immortal

Isamu Dobashi profile
Isamu Dobashi

Masako Araki profile
Masako Araki

Junpei Arishima profile
Junpei Arishima

Daisuke Awaji profile
Daisuke Awaji

Shôgo Egami profile
Shôgo Egami

Hiroshi Hatano profile
Hiroshi Hatano

Shōtarō Hayashi profile
Shōtarō Hayashi

Kunio Hikita profile
Kunio Hikita

Sumiko Fuji profile
Sumiko Fuji

Hibotan no Ryu

Ken Takakura profile
Ken Takakura

Naoki Katagiri

Tomisaburō Wakayama profile
Tomisaburō Wakayama

Torakichi Kumasaka

Kyōsuke Machida profile
Kyōsuke Machida

Fujimatsu, the Immortal

Isamu Dobashi profile
Isamu Dobashi

Masako Araki profile
Masako Araki

Junpei Arishima profile
Junpei Arishima

Daisuke Awaji profile
Daisuke Awaji

Shôgo Egami profile
Shôgo Egami

Hiroshi Hatano profile
Hiroshi Hatano

Shōtarō Hayashi profile
Shōtarō Hayashi

Kunio Hikita profile
Kunio Hikita

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Release Date

September 14, 1968

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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Videos

Oryu, the Red Peony, visits Iwazu thumbnail
Oryu, the Red Peony, visits Iwazu
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Original 1968 Trailer [Subtitled]
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Red Peony Gambler (1968) Killcount

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