Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
Release Date: 1969-10-01
Rating : 5.9/10
Duration : 110 minutes
Genres : Action, Drama
Director : Kōsaku Yamashita
Writer : Kazuo Kasahara, Norifumi Suzuki
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.
Cast
Sumiko Fuji
Kyōsuke Machida
Koji Tsuruta
Bin Amatsu
Tetsuro Tamba
Tomisaburō Wakayama