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Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room

Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room

Part of Red Peony Gambler

1969•1h 50m•5.9/10
ActionDrama

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5.9/10(8)

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 indebted 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 harassed by a gang of thugs. When the harassment turns violent, Oryu must decide wither to keep her promise or protect the villagers.

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Production

Toei Company

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Sumiko Fuji

Sumiko Fuji

Ryuko Yano/Oryu-The Red Peony

Kyōsuke Machida

Kyōsuke Machida

Koji Tsuruta

Koji Tsuruta

Bin Amatsu

Bin Amatsu

Narutogawa

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Torakichi Kumasaka

Kōtarō Satomi

Kōtarō Satomi

Seizaburō Kawazu

Seizaburō Kawazu

Keiji Takamiya

Keiji Takamiya

Yuriko Mishima

Yuriko Mishima

Kiyoshi Hitomi

Auto Yokoyama

Kenji Kusumoto

Kenji Kusumoto

Jushiro Kobayashi

Hiroshi Nawa

Hiroshi Nawa

Hiroshi Arikawa

Hiroshi Arikawa

Daisuke Awaji

Daisuke Awaji

Tatsuko Azuma

Masami Furukido

Shōtarō Hayashi

Shōtarō Hayashi

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