Kōsaku Yamashita
Director
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.72%
Cast
Sumiko Fuji
Hibotan no Ryu
Ken Takakura
Naoki Katagiri
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Torakichi Kumasaka
Kyōsuke Machida
Fujimatsu, the Immortal
Isamu Dobashi
Masako Araki
Junpei Arishima
Daisuke Awaji
Shôgo Egami
Hiroshi Hatano
Shōtarō Hayashi
Kunio Hikita
Sumiko Fuji
Hibotan no Ryu
Ken Takakura
Naoki Katagiri
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Torakichi Kumasaka
Kyōsuke Machida
Fujimatsu, the Immortal
Isamu Dobashi
Masako Araki
Junpei Arishima
Daisuke Awaji
Shôgo Egami
Hiroshi Hatano
Shōtarō Hayashi
Kunio Hikita
Extra
Release Date
September 14, 1968Original Language
JapaneseBudget
$0.00Production Company
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