Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room (1969)
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: Oct 01, 1969
Runtime: 110 minutes
Stars: Sumiko Fuji, Kyōsuke Machida, Koji Tsuruta, Bin Amatsu, Tetsuro Tamba, Tomisaburō Wakayama
Crew: Kōsaku Yamashita (Director), Seiji Yada (Art Direction), Norifumi Suzuki (Screenplay), Shintarō Miyamoto (Editor), Kazuo Kasahara (Screenplay), Masahide Shinozuka (Assistant Director)