
Film
Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
1969· 1h 50m· Action· Drama
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.
1969-10-01
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorKōsaku Yamashita
ScreenplayKazuo Kasahara
Director of PhotographyOsamu Furuya
Original Music ComposerTakeo Watanabe
EditorShintarō Miyamoto
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 10 crew)
Details
Released1969-10-01
Runtime1h 50m
StatusReleased
StudiosToei Company
LanguagesJapanese
CountriesJapan
Rating6.2/10 · 9 votes
Original languageja
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