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Red Peony Gambler
Red Peony Gambler
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Red Peony Gambler

Original Title: 緋牡丹博徒

1968
1h 38m
Drama
Action
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

1968

Runtime

1h 38m

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Storyline

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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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 38m
Sep 14, 1968
Languages
Japanese
Director
Kōsaku Yamashita
Kōsaku Yamashita
Production
Toei Company
Toei Company
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

25 Cast Members

Sumiko Fuji

Sumiko Fuji

Hibotan no Ryu

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Naoki Katagiri

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Torakichi Kumasaka

Kyōsuke Machida

Kyōsuke Machida

Fujimatsu, the Immortal

Isamu Dobashi

Masako Araki

Junpei Arishima

Daisuke Awaji

Daisuke Awaji

Shôgo Egami

Hiroshi Hatano

Shōtarō Hayashi

Shōtarō Hayashi

Kunio Hikita

Akira Hirasawa

Masao Hori

Yoshihiro Igarashi

Yoshihiro Igarashi

Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Kenji Kusumoto

Kenji Kusumoto

Nakagawa

Ryôzô Maegawa

Yuriko Mishima

Yuriko Mishima

Red Peony Gambler
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