Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room (1969)

Oryu the Red Peony, a wandering female yakuza on a soul-searching journey after the death of her father. After collecting her sickly follower from jail, she is taken in by a fishing village. Feeling indebted to their generosity, she stays to work for the village and promises to leave her yakuza ways behind. When a dispute breaks out for the gambling rights to a local festival, the villagers are harassed by a gang of thugs. When the harassment turns violent, Oryu must decide wither to keep her promise or protect the villagers.

Released

1969-10-01

Genres

Action, Drama

Runtime

110 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Kōsaku Yamashita, Norifumi Suzuki, Kazuo Kasahara

TMDB rating

6.2/10 from 9 votes