Koji Himuro is the wandering gambler. His brother and his girlfriend were both murdered because he was determined to expose a gambling cheat. As a result, he vows to never gamble again, but in the end, his rage against cheats spurs him to action once again, with deadly consequences.
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Part of Himuro the Gambler Collection
8 films
A Wandering Gambler
Movie · 1964
Call My Black Dice
Movie · 1964
Traveling Alone with a Guitar
Movie · 1964
The Dice You Throw Will Bring About Tomorrow
Movie · 1965
Gambling is My Destiny
Movie · 1965
The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate
Movie · 1965
The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice
Movie · 1965
The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil
Movie · 1966
Cast
27 people
Akira Kobayashi
Koji Himuro (The Wandering Gambler)
Known for
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
Reiko Sasamori
Noriko Asano (Rosa Beauty Salon Owner)
Also in
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
A Killer Without a Grave
Minako Osanai
Sanae Shoda (Madam of Club 'Saiceria')
Also in
Cross of Roses
Code Blue
Hideji Ōtaki
Aihara (Kawamura's henchman; boxing gym trainer)
Known for
Kagemusha
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Yuzo Kiura
Kenichi Himuro (Himuro's older brother)
Known for
Tokyo Drifter
Youth of the Beast
Kayo Matsuo
Nobuko (Himuro's lover)
Also in
Code Between Brothers: Three Brothers of Kanto, Part II
Tokugawa no Onnatachi
Shōki Fukae
Kurata (Kawamura's henchman)
Known for
A Colt is My Passport
Jun Tenbō
Nakayama (Kawamura's henchman)
Also in
Temptation of Eros
Gambling Kitten
Asao Koike
Kawamura (President of Kawamura Kogyo)
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Isao Yamagata
Asano (President of Asano Real Estate; Rinko's father)
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Samurai Rebellion
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Shinohara
Known for
Madadayo
A Colt is My Passport
Chieko Yasuda
Izumi (Hostess at Club "Saiceria")
Also in
The Harbor Lights
Red Bud and White Flower
Yōichi Ushihara Director · Gan Yamazaki Screenplay Toshiya Nomura Story
First release August 5, 1964 · Produced in Japan · Original title さすらいの賭博師
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
さすらいの賭博師
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 5, 1964
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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