Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room

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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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Action,

Drama

Duration:

110 minutes

Year:

1969

Director:

Kōsaku Yamashita

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Company:

Toei Company

Cast:
Sumiko Fuji

Ryuko Yano/Oryu-The Red Peony

Kyōsuke Machida

Koji Tsuruta

Bin Amatsu

Narutogawa

Tetsuro Tamba

Crew:
Kōsaku Yamashita

Director

Seiji Yada

Art Direction

Norifumi Suzuki

Screenplay

Osamu Furuya

Director of Photography

Masahide Shinozuka

Assistant Director