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Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game (1969)

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…

  • Action
  • Crime
  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Sumiko FujiSumiko FujiRed Peony Oryu
  • Photo of Ken TakakuraKen TakakuraShogo Hanaoka
  • Photo of Kanjūrō ArashiKanjūrō ArashiTeijiro Sugiyama
  • Photo of Asao KoikeAsao KoikeTetsunosuke Kanehara
  • Photo of Bin AmatsuBin AmatsuTakimura
  • Photo of Rinichi YamamotoRinichi YamamotoKenzo Kitamura
  • Photo of Tomisaburō WakayamaTomisaburō WakayamaTorakichi Kumasaka
  • Photo of Kyōsuke MachidaKyōsuke MachidaFujimatsu
  • Photo of Teruo IshiyamaTeruo IshiyamaJiro Sugiyama
  • Photo of Daisuke AwajiDaisuke Awaji

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