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

Genre : Action, Drama

Runtime : 1H 50M

Director : Kōsaku Yamashita
Writer : Kazuo Kasahara, Norifumi Suzuki

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Sumiko Fuji
Sumiko Fuji
Ryuko Yano/Oryu-The Red Peony
Kyōsuke Machida
Kyōsuke Machida
Koji Tsuruta
Koji Tsuruta
Bin Amatsu
Bin Amatsu
Narutogawa
Tetsurō Tamba
Tetsurō Tamba
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Torakichi Kumasaka
Kotaro Satomi
Kotaro Satomi
Seizaburō Kawazu
Seizaburō Kawazu
Keiji Takamiya
Keiji Takamiya
Yuriko Mishima
Yuriko Mishima
Kiyoshi Hitomi
Kiyoshi Hitomi
Auto Yokoyama
Auto Yokoyama
Kenji Kusumoto
Kenji Kusumoto
Jushiro Kobayashi
Jushiro Kobayashi
Hiroshi Nawa
Hiroshi Nawa
Hiroshi Arikawa
Hiroshi Arikawa
Daisuke Awaji
Daisuke Awaji
Tatsuko Azuma
Tatsuko Azuma
Masami Furukido
Masami Furukido
Shôtarô Hayashi
Shôtarô Hayashi
Yasumori Hikita
Yasumori Hikita
Yoshihiro Igarashi
Yoshihiro Igarashi
Toshio Kitagawa
Toshio Kitagawa
Kuniomi Kitani
Kuniomi Kitani
Ryôzô Maekawa
Ryôzô Maekawa
Mineko Maruhira
Mineko Maruhira
Yukio Miyagi
Yukio Miyagi
Kinji Nakamura
Kinji Nakamura
Ryō Nishida
Ryō Nishida
Takashi Noguchi
Takashi Noguchi
Kisho Nomura
Kisho Nomura
Shinji Oda
Shinji Oda
Tsuyako Okajima
Tsuyako Okajima
Sen Okamichi
Sen Okamichi
Yoshiki Oyamada
Yoshiki Oyamada
Hiroko Sakaki
Hiroko Sakaki
Akikane Sawa
Akikane Sawa
Hideo Shimada
Hideo Shimada
Isao Takanami
Isao Takanami
Kôsaburô Shirakawa
Kôsaburô Shirakawa
Kin'ya Suzuki
Kin'ya Suzuki
Kunijirô Yanagi
Kunijirô Yanagi
Yasushi Ôki
Yasushi Ôki
Takuzō Kawatani
Takuzō Kawatani

Crews

Kōsaku Yamashita
Kōsaku Yamashita
Director
Kazuo Kasahara
Kazuo Kasahara
Screenplay
Norifumi Suzuki
Norifumi Suzuki
Screenplay
Takeo Watanabe
Takeo Watanabe
Original Music Composer
Osamu Furuya
Osamu Furuya
Director of Photography
Shintarô Miyamoto
Shintarô Miyamoto
Editor
Seiji Yada
Seiji Yada
Art Direction
Sumiomi Shibata
Sumiomi Shibata
Set Decoration
Takashi Matsuda
Takashi Matsuda
Costume Design
Masahide Shinozuka
Masahide Shinozuka
Assistant Director

Trailers and other movies

Red Peony Gambler 6: The Notorious Gambler (1970) Killcount

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