The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate

The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate

1965 · 86 min · ★ 7.0 · Crime

Place your bets! Japan's greatest gambler, Koji Himuro (Akira Kobayashi), faces off against an international cabal of gamblers with only his wits and his incredibly skilled left hand against every conceivable way to cheat someone in a game.

Directed by Kō Nakahira · Written by Ryuzo Nakanishi

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