Red Peony Gambler
MovieTitle | 緋牡丹博徒 |
User score | 7.2 |
Release date | Sep 14, 1968 |
Genre | Drama, Action, Comedy, Thriller, Romance |
Director | Kōsaku Yamashita |
Production country | Japan |
Production companies | Toei Company |
Run time | 98 min. |
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.