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Red Peony Gambler
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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Cast
- Sumiko Fuji as Hibotan no Ryu
- Ken Takakura as Naoki Katagiri
- Tomisaburō Wakayama as Torakichi Kumasaka
- Kyōsuke Machida as Fujimatsu, the Immortal
- Isamu Dobashi
- Masako Araki
- Junpei Arishima
- Daisuke Awaji
- Shôgo Egami
- Hiroshi Hatano
- Shōtarō Hayashi
- Kunio Hikita
Details
- Director
- Kōsaku Yamashita
- Released
- September 14, 1968
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Drama, Action, Thriller
- Studio
- Toei Company
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 7.4 / 10 from 16 votes
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