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Prison Gambler

Prison Gambler

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1964•1h 35m•9.0/10
CrimeDrama

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9.0/10(2)

A film about the confrontation between two yakuza groups in the brutal Miike prison, which contained 1,500 inmates. The second film in the series Gambler / Bakuto directed by Shigehiro Ozawa.

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Production

Toei Company

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Koji Tsuruta

Koji Tsuruta

Tachibana Isaburo

Minoru Ōki

Minoru Ōki

Kumagaya

Yōko Minamida

Yōko Minamida

Kimura Uta

Hizuru Takachiho

Hizuru Takachiho

Setoguchi Uta

Kōtarō Satomi

Kōtarō Satomi

Kitahara

Shingo Yamashiro

Shingo Yamashiro

Bunkichi

Yuriko Mishima

Yuriko Mishima

Chie Shimosato

Rinichi Yamamoto

Rinichi Yamamoto

Hayashida

Tatsuo Endō

Tatsuo Endō

Takikawa

Bin Amatsu

Bin Amatsu

Hagiwara

Kikuko Hojo

Kikuko Hojo

Kiyo

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