Red Peony Gambler
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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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8 films
Red Peony Gambler
Movie · 1968
Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
Movie · 1968
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
Movie · 1969
Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony
Movie · 1969
Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
Movie · 1969
Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return
Movie · 1970
Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You
Movie · 1971
Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty
Movie · 1972
Cast
25 people
Sumiko Fuji
Hibotan no Ryu
Known for
Summer Wars
Air Doll
Ken Takakura
Naoki Katagiri
Known for
Black Rain
The Yakuza
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Torakichi Kumasaka
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Black Rain
Kyōsuke Machida
Fujimatsu, the Immortal
Known for
The Yakuza
Isamu Dobashi
Also in
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Masako Araki
Known for
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Junpei Arishima
Also in
The Geisha
Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist
Daisuke Awaji
Also in
Black Rain
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Shôgo Egami
Also in
A Yakuza Goes Home
Inside a Girl's Dormitory
Hiroshi Hatano
Also in
Doberman Cop
Female Yakuza Tale
Shotaro Hayashi
Known for
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Kunio Hikita
Also in
13 Assassins
Samurai Wolf II
Kōsaku Yamashita Director · Norifumi Suzuki Writer Shintarō Miyamoto Editor
First release September 14, 1968 · Produced in Japan · Original title 緋牡丹博徒
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
緋牡丹博徒
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 14, 1968
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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