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Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room

5.9

1969•1h 50m

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.

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Red Peony Gambler 6: The Notorious Gambler (1970) Killcount

Cast

Photo of Sumiko Fuji

Sumiko Fuji

Ryuko Yano/Oryu-The Red Peony

Photo of Kyōsuke Machida

Kyōsuke Machida

Photo of Koji Tsuruta

Koji Tsuruta

Photo of Bin Amatsu

Bin Amatsu

Narutogawa

Photo of Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Photo of Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Torakichi Kumasaka

Photo of Kōtarō Satomi

Kōtarō Satomi

Photo of Seizaburō Kawazu

Seizaburō Kawazu

Photo of Keiji Takamiya

Keiji Takamiya

Photo of Yuriko Mishima

Yuriko Mishima

Photo of Kenji Kusumoto

Kenji Kusumoto

Photo of Hiroshi Nawa

Hiroshi Nawa

Photo of Hiroshi Arikawa

Hiroshi Arikawa

Photo of Daisuke Awaji

Daisuke Awaji

Photo of Shōtarō Hayashi

Shōtarō Hayashi

Photo of Yasumori Hikita

Yasumori Hikita

Photo of Yoshihiro Igarashi

Yoshihiro Igarashi

Photo of Kuniomi Kitani

Kuniomi Kitani

Photo of Yukio Miyagi

Yukio Miyagi

Photo of Kinji Nakamura

Kinji Nakamura

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