Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room (1969)
6.2
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01 Oct 1969
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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.
Featured Crew
| Kōsaku Yamashita | Director |
| Kazuo Kasahara | Screenplay |
| Norifumi Suzuki | Screenplay |
| Takeo Watanabe | Original Music Composer |
| Osamu Furuya | Director of Photography |
| Shintarō Miyamoto | Editor |
| Seiji Yada | Art Direction |
| Sumiomi Shibata | Set Decoration |
| Takashi Matsuda | Costume Design |
| Masahide Shinozuka | Assistant Director |
