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Okoma, the Orphan Gambler
Okoma, the Orphan Gambler

Okoma, the Orphan Gambler

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Taking place in Shinshu in the 1920s, Tsumakoi Okoma, while traveling to hone her gambling skills, teams up with the vagabond Tsukuba Tsuneji and comes into conflict with gamblers plotting to take over a rustic hot-spring town. Handling a gun and sword as skillfully as a man, Fuji Junko portrays an appealing personality that differs from Oryu in the Red Peony Gambler series. Tsuruta Koji stars as the vagabond Tsukuba Tsuneji that tops the list of an impressive all-star cast that includes Endo Tatsuo, Kogure Michiyo, Ashiya Gannosuke, Kitamura Eizo, and many others. This film is an authentic yakuza movie that conveys the true "Matatabi" (wandering gambler) feeling.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

23 January 1971

Country

Japan

Cast

Sumiko Fuji

Sumiko Fuji

Tsumagoi Okoma

Koji Tsuruta

Koji Tsuruta

Joji Tsukuba

Gannosuke Ashiya

Gannosuke Ashiya

Katsuji Hanada

Michiyo Kogure

Michiyo Kogure

Otaki

Tatsuo Endō

Tatsuo Endō

Eizô Kitamura

Eizô Kitamura

Zenzo

Shizue Natsukawa

Shizue Natsukawa

Otami

Minoru Shiraki

Minoru Shiraki

Takuzō Kawatani

Takuzō Kawatani

Akira Shioji

Akira Shioji

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