Red Peony Gambler(緋牡丹博徒)
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Japan · 1968
1h 38m
Director Kōsaku Yamashita
Starring Sumiko Fuji, Ken Takakura, Tomisaburō Wakayama, Kyōsuke Machida
Genre Drama, Action, Comedy, Thriller, Romance
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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.
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