The Red Silk Gambler

The Red Silk Gambler

86 mins | Crime, Action | Nov. 21, 1972

With her first love that unfolded in the battlefield in her heart, and with a short sword and a pillbox as her weapons, female gambler Okatsu the Tiger Lily travels from gambling site to gambling site. Surrounding her are Omon, an outlaw star blind lone gambler; Onaka, a thief who’s after Okatsu to avenge her father’s death; Ohide, a tattoo artist whose back is covered by a dragon tattoo; and Oryu, a young girl sold as a prostitute to a gambling family.

The Red Silk Gambler

86 mins | Crime, Action | Nov. 21, 1972

The Red Silk Gambler

With her first love that unfolded in the battlefield in her heart, and with a short sword and a pillbox as her weapons, female gambler Okatsu the Tiger Lily travels from gambling site to gambling site. Surrounding her are Omon, an outlaw star blind lone gambler; Onaka, a thief who’s after Okatsu to avenge her father’s death; Ohide, a tattoo artist whose back is covered by a dragon tattoo; and Oryu, a young girl sold as a prostitute to a gambling family.

Producers	Toei Company, Ltd.
Original title	緋ぢりめん博徒
Directors	Teruo Ishii
Writers	Oniroku Dan, Kōji Takada

Cast

Eiko Nakamura

as Okatsu the Tiger Lily

Reiko Ike

as Onaka

Sanae Tsuchida

as

Hiroko Fuji

as Omon

Reiichi Hatanaka

as

Junko Matsudaira

as

Shingo Yamashiro

as

Asao Koike

as

Hiroshi Nawa

as

Minoru Oki

as

Bunta Sugawara

as Masa

Kinji Nakamura

as

Takuzō Kawatani

as

Midori Hoshino

as

Yasumori Hikita

as

Manabu Hokuto

as

Yoko Horikoshi

as

Minken Karasawa

as

Yôichi Numata

as

Miwako Onaya

as

Gorō Ōki

as