Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room

The story

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.

Cast

S Sumiko FujiRyuko Yano/Oryu-The Red Peony K Kyōsuke Machida K Koji Tsuruta B Bin AmatsuNarutogawa T Tetsuro Tamba T Tomisaburō WakayamaTorakichi Kumasaka K Kōtarō Satomi S Seizaburō Kawazu K Keiji Takamiya Y Yuriko Mishima K Kiyoshi Hitomi A Auto Yokoyama

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K Kenji Kusumoto J Jushiro Kobayashi H Hiroshi Nawa H Hiroshi Arikawa D Daisuke Awaji T Tatsuko Azuma M Masami Furukido S Shōtarō Hayashi Y Yasumori Hikita Y Yoshihiro Igarashi T Toshio Kitagawa K Kuniomi Kitani R Ryōzō Maekawa M Mineko Maruhira Y Yukio Miyagi K Kinji Nakamura R Ryō Nishida T Takashi Noguchi K Kisho Nomura S Shinji Oda T Tsuyako Okajima S Sen Okamichi Y Yoshiki Oyamada H Hiroko Sakaki A Akikane Sawa H Hideo Shimada I Isao Takanami K Kôsaburô Shirakawa K Kinya Suzuki K Kunijirō Yanagi Y Yasushi Ôki T Takuzō Kawatani