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Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room

59 %|Oct 1, 1969|Action, Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Kōsaku Yamashita
Director
Takeo Watanabe
Original Music Composer
Shintarō Miyamoto
Editor
Masahide Shinozuka
Assistant Director
Osamu Furuya
Director of Photography
Norifumi Suzuki
Screenplay
Kazuo Kasahara
Screenplay
Seiji Yada
Art Direction