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1969

Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game

Directed by Tai Katō

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…

Duration

1h 38m

Released

February 1, 1969

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Cast35

  • Sumiko Fuji
  • Ken Takakura
  • Kanjūrō Arashi
  • Asao Koike
  • Bin Amatsu
  • Rinichi Yamamoto
  • Tomisaburō Wakayama
  • Kyōsuke Machida
  • Teruo Ishiyama

Part ofThe Red Peony Gambler

Includes Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation (1968), Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You (1971), Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room (1969), Red Peony Gambler (1968), Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game (1969), Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony (1969), Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return (1970), and Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty (1972).

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