Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game

Movie·1969·1h 38m

Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game

Directed By

Tai Katō

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 緋牡丹博徒 花札勝負

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…

Written By

Norifumi Suzuki, Motohiro Torii

Cinematography

Osamu Furuya

Music

Takeo Watanabe

Editor

Shintarō Miyamoto

Themes

gamblingyakuzafemale yakuzagamblerchivalry

Production House

Toei Company

Audience Score

73%

9 votes

Skip8%
Timepass20%
Go for it38%
Perfection34%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Sumiko Fuji

Sumiko Fuji

Red Peony Oryu

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Shogo Hanaoka

Kanjūrō Arashi

Kanjūrō Arashi

Teijiro Sugiyama

Asao Koike

Asao Koike

Tetsunosuke Kanehara

Bin Amatsu

Bin Amatsu

Takimura

Rinichi Yamamoto

Rinichi Yamamoto

Kenzo Kitamura

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Torakichi Kumasaka

Kyōsuke Machida

Kyōsuke Machida

Fujimatsu

Teruo Ishiyama

Jiro Sugiyama

Daisuke Awaji

Daisuke Awaji

Kanbi Fujiyama

Kanbi Fujiyama

Masaharu Arikawa

Masaharu Arikawa

Masami Furukido

Hiroshi Hatano

Shōtarō Hayashi

Shōtarō Hayashi

Akira Hirasawa

Tomi Kamiya

Hiroshi Kato

Hiroshi Kato

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Crew

Shintarō Miyamoto

Editor

Tai Katō

Tai Katō

Director

Takeo Watanabe

Original Music Composer

Norifumi Suzuki

Norifumi Suzuki

Writer

Osamu Furuya

Director of Photography

Motohiro Torii

Motohiro Torii

Screenplay

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