Red Peony Gambler

Red Peony Gambler — Plot

Ryuko was raised by her father, a gambler named Senzo Yano in Kumamoto, Kyushu, after her mother died when she was little. When she turned 18 years old, her father was attacked and killed by a stranger in alley. Ryuko then dissolves her yakuza family, and, carrying the wallet left by the killer, she sets out on a journey to avenge her father’s death. Five years later, she wanders the nation, known only as! Red Peony Oryu who has a red peony tattooed on her shoulder and has the defiance and courage of a man. She meets Katagiri - a loner gambler, Kumatora - boss of a family in Shikoku, and Otaka - female boss of the Doman Family in Osaka. With their help, she finally catches up with the man who murdered her father.

• Release date
• September 14, 1968
• Runtime
• 98 min
• Genres
• Drama, Action, Thriller
• Director
• Kōsaku Yamashita

Red Peony Gambler — Cast

Sumiko Fuji Hibotan no Ryu Ken Takakura Naoki Katagiri Tomisaburō Wakayama Torakichi Kumasaka Kyōsuke Machida Fujimatsu, the Immortal

I

Isamu Dobashi

M

Masako Araki

J

Junpei Arishima Daisuke Awaji