Film

Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation

1968 · 1h 35m · Drama · Crime

IMDb

6.7

A local yakuza boss of a silk farming town shows kindness to the wandering gambler Oryu by letting her stay at his residence. When a rival yakuza gang, who wants to take over the town’s businesses, murders him, Oryu is obliged to protect his children and business.

Sumiko Fuji

O-Ryu

Bin Amatsu

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Torakichi Kumazaka

Koji Tsuruta

Shûtaro Kazama

Bunta Sugawara

Shiraishi

Junpei Arishima

Jôkichi

Daisuke Awaji

Itagaki

Shôgo Egami

Dorogame

Tatsuo Endō

Gisuke Kuramochi

Michitarō Mizushima

Eisuke Togasaki

Yuki Shirono

Machi Togasaki

Ken'ichirô Imura

Taichi Togasaki

Kunio Murai

Yûkichi Togasaki

Kojirō Kawanami

Sasagawa

Mineko Maruhira

Kiyoko Kumazaka

Reiichi Hatanaka

Teppodake

• Norifumi SuzukiDirector · Screenplay
• Tatsuo NogamiScreenplay
• Kōji ShundōProducer
• Osamu FuruyaDirector of Photography
• Takeo WatanabeOriginal Music Composer
• Kozo HoriikeEditor

Original 1968 Trailer [Subtitled]

Release date

November 22, 1968

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Drama, Crime

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