Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
1969·Japan·110 min.
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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.
DirectorKosaku Yamashita
MusicTakeo Watanabe
CinematographyOsamu Furuya
CastSumiko Fuji·Seizaburô Kawazu·Hiroshi Nawa·Bin Amatsu·Kyôsuke Machida·Hiroshi Arikawa·Kinji Nakamura·Daisuke Awaji·Tetsurô Tanba·Ryô Nishida·Yuriko Mishima·Tomisaburô Wakayama·Kotaro Satomi·Tsuyako OlajimaShow all
Original titleHibotan Bakuto: Tekkaba retsuden
Also known asRed Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room·Red Peony Gambler: Here Comes Oryu