Red Peony Gambler
1968 · 98 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama, Action, Comedy, Thriller, Romance
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.
Directed by Kōsaku Yamashita · Written by Norifumi Suzuki
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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
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Daisuke Awaji - S Shôgo Egami
- H Hiroshi Hatano
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Shōtarō Hayashi - K Kunio Hikita
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Red Peony Gambler
Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation · 1968Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
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Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room · 1969Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
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Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game · 1969Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
★ 7.31969
MovieActionCrime
The third chapter of the ‘Red Peony Gambler’ saga depicts the happiness and sadness of Red Peony Oryu’s life as she seals her femininity with a red peony tattoo and lives in world of chivalry and honor of the yakuza. This story takes place in the middle of the Meiji era in Nagoya. Oryu is wandering the country, training herself to reinstate her family name. With a written recommendation from Kumatora, she appears at the door of the Nishinomaru family. At the same time, the family is preparing for the gambling competition at the Netsuda Shrine Festival, which they have been hosting for generations. Meanwhile, the crooked Kinbara family is plotting to take over the competition. And now Oryu is forced to get involved in the struggle…
Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony · 1969Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony
★ 6.61969
MovieActionDrama
The industrial revolution comes to Japan with the introduction of the railroad system. This led to clashes between boatmen, who livelihoods are threatened, and the railroad construction workers. Oryu the Red Peony returns to her home in Kumamoto to accept her position as second generation leader of the Yano Family. But the ceremony is interrupted by fighting between local boatmen and railroad works. And it seems a rival family is pulling the strings behind the clashes.
Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return · 1970Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return
★ 6.41970
MovieActionDrama
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Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You · 1971Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You
★ 7.81971
MovieDramaAction
The seventh chapter of the stunning Hibotan Bakuto series. Many years have passed since Oryu the Red Peony began her soul-searching journey after her father was killed. In her travels, she meets villagers whose crops and livelihoods are being destroyed by pollution from a local factory. They seem to work out an agreement, but Oryu must help the poor villagers when the greedy factory owner and corrupt politicians betray them…
Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty · 1972Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty
★ 7.91972
MovieActionDrama
The final chapter of the Hibotan Bakuto series. Oryu the Red Peony visits an old dying Boss of an ally family and promised her that she would help guide the new Boss. Meanwhile a turf war breaks out. When the family is betrayed from within and the rival family becomes violent, Oryu takes things into her own hands…
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