Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room 1969
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Junko Fuji returns as 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 indebed 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 harrassed by a gang of thugs. When the harrassment turns violent, Oryu must decide wither to keep her promise or protect the villagers.
- Released: 1969-10-01
- Runtime: 110 minutes
- Genre: Action, Drama
- Stars: Sumiko Fuji, Kyōsuke Machida, Koji Tsuruta, Bin Amatsu, Tetsurō Tamba
- Director: Kōsaku Yamashita, Kazuo Kasahara, Norifumi Suzuki, Takeo Watanabe, Osamu Furuya
