緋牡丹博徒

緋牡丹博徒 (1968)

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.

Data di uscita
1968-09-14
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (16)
Durata
1 h 38 min
Generi
Dramma, Azione, Thriller
Regista
山下耕作
Collezione
hibotan bakuto

Cast

Curiosità

Red Peony Gambler is a 1968 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kōsaku Yamashita. It stars Junko Fuji in her first leading role, and was a big hit. The film is the first installment in the Red Peony Gambler series, which is composed of seven sequels.

Production

Red Peony Gambler was conceived by Toei's Shigeru Okada to compete with Daiei's successful female-led yakuza film series Woman Gambler, which began in 1966 and starred Kyoko Enami. Junko Fuji, daughter of Toei producer Koji Shundo, was cast as the film's lead. It was her first leading role, despite having been in 50 of the company's prior films.

Screenwriter Norifumi Suzuki said that planning and preparation for a sequel to Red Peony Gambler was about 70% complete before the first film was even released.

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