Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room

Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room

110 mins | Drama, Action | Oct. 1, 1969

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.

Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room

110 mins | Drama, Action | Oct. 1, 1969

Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Toei Company, Ltd.
Original title 緋牡丹博徒 鉄火場列伝
Directors Masahide Shinozuka, Kōsaku Yamashita
Writers Kazuo Kasahara, Norifumi Suzuki

Cast

Sumiko Fuji

as Ryuko Yano/Oryu-The Red Peony

Bin Amatsu

as Narutogawa

Tomisaburō Wakayama

as Torakichi Kumasaka