Tsuruta is a respected tattoo artist working with comrades Machida and Yamashiro. His former boss, who also just happens to be the master who had tattooed the magnificent dragon on Tsuruta’s back, is now a dissolute, bitter drunk living with his son in law and sickly grandson. His daughter, the boy’s mom, is indentured at the brothel run by boss Nakamura and daughter Matsuo. Nakamura’s two faced second in command Amatsu will not let the mother see her son…
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Part of Gamblers Collection
10 films
Gamblers
Movie · 1967
Gamblers: The Dragon Tattoo
Movie · 1967
Gambler: Victory Without Death
Movie · 1967
Big Time Gambling Boss
Movie · 1968
Gamblers: The Raid
Movie · 1968
Gambling Den's Master Clan
Movie · 1968
A Gambler's Certain Death
Movie · 1969
The Drifting Gambler
Movie · 1970
Fate Deals the Card of Death
Movie · 1971
The Pledge
Movie · 1972
Cast
14 people
Koji Tsuruta
Known for
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Kyōsuke Machida
Known for
The Yakuza
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Ozeki Isamu
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Black Rain
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Also in
Magic Boy
Warrior of the Wind
Seizaburō Kawazu
Known for
Yojimbo
New Tale of Zatoichi
Asao Koike
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Shingo Yamashiro
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Hiroshi Nawa
Known for
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Star of David: Beauty Hunting
Masumi Tachibana
Also in
Inferno of Torture
Hot Springs Geisha
Takashi Noguchi
Also in
The Last Samurai
Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds
Ryō Nishida
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Daisuke Awaji
Also in
Black Rain
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Shigehiro Ozawa Director · Kōji Takada Writer Akira Murao Writer
First release January 28, 1967 · Produced in Japan · Original title 博奕打ち
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
博奕打ち
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 28, 1967
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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