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Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation

Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation

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DramaCrime

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

22 November 1968

Country

Japan

Cast

Sumiko Fuji

Sumiko Fuji

O-Ryu

Bin Amatsu

Bin Amatsu

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Torakichi Kumazaka

Koji Tsuruta

Koji Tsuruta

Shûtaro Kazama

Bunta Sugawara

Bunta Sugawara

Shiraishi

Junpei Arishima

Junpei Arishima

Jôkichi

Daisuke Awaji

Daisuke Awaji

Itagaki

Shôgo Egami

Shôgo Egami

Dorogame

Tatsuo Endō

Tatsuo Endō

Gisuke Kuramochi

Michitarō Mizushima

Michitarō Mizushima

Eisuke Togasaki

Yuki Shirono

Yuki Shirono

Machi Togasaki

Ken'ichirô Imura

Ken'ichirô Imura

Taichi Togasaki

Kunio Murai

Kunio Murai

Yûkichi Togasaki

Kojirō Kawanami

Kojirō Kawanami

Sasagawa

Mineko Maruhira

Mineko Maruhira

Kiyoko Kumazaka

Reiichi Hatanaka

Reiichi Hatanaka

Teppodake

Mari Shiraki

Mari Shiraki

Oren

Eriko Nishioka

Eriko Nishioka

Yasu

Shingo Nishimura

Shingo Nishimura

Shichi

Ryoichi Tamagawa

Ryoichi Tamagawa

Roku

Toshi Amatsu

Toshi Amatsu

Yaichiro Kasamatau

Osamu Hirasawa

Osamu Hirasawa

Bukkirimatsu

Yuka Mie

Yuka Mie

Kimi

Sotomi Kamiya

Sotomi Kamiya

Yumi

Masao Hori

Masao Hori

Yoshioka

Jūkei Fujioka

Jūkei Fujioka

Miyauchi

Kunijirō Yanagi

Kunijirō Yanagi

Sugawa

Mieko Matsumura

Mieko Matsumura

Girl

Keishiro Kojima

Keishiro Kojima

Driver

Kinji Nakamura

Kinji Nakamura

Gosaku

Masaya Wada

Masaya Wada

Heisuke

Ryōta Minowada

Ryōta Minowada

Ichizô

Mieko Hoshino

Mieko Hoshino

Oharu

Akira Hirasawa

Akira Hirasawa

Yoshinobu Hirose

Yoshinobu Hirose

Yoshihiro Igarashi

Yoshihiro Igarashi

Yuki Jōno

Yuki Jōno

Kyōsuke Machida

Kyōsuke Machida

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Yuka Saegusa

Yuka Saegusa

Jun Wakamizu

Jun Wakamizu

Shingo Yamashiro

Shingo Yamashiro

Shinzo Hotta

Shinzo Hotta

Ninomiya

Takuzō Kawatani

Takuzō Kawatani

Thug

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