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

  • NR
  • 10/01/1969 (JP)
  • Action, Drama
  • 1h 50m

Overview

Junko Fuji returns as 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 indebed 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 harrassed by a gang of thugs. When the harrassment turns violent, Oryu must decide wither to keep her promise or protect the villagers.

Kōsaku Yamashita

Director

Kazuo Kasahara

Screenplay

Norifumi Suzuki

Screenplay

Cast

Sumiko Fuji's headshot

Sumiko Fuji

Ryuko Yano/Oryu-The Red Peony
Kyōsuke Machida's headshot

Kyōsuke Machida

Koji Tsuruta's headshot

Koji Tsuruta

Bin Amatsu's headshot

Bin Amatsu

Narutogawa
Tetsuro Tamba's headshot

Tetsuro Tamba

Tomisaburō Wakayama's headshot

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Torakichi Kumasaka
Kotaro Satomi's headshot

Kotaro Satomi

Seizaburō Kawazu's headshot

Seizaburō Kawazu

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