Basic Info

Release: September 14, 1968

Runtime: 98 min

Rating: ⭐ 7.2/10 (13 votes)

Status: Released

Videos

Oryu, the Red Peony, visits Iwazu (YouTube)

Original 1968 Trailer [Subtitled] (YouTube)

Red Peony Gambler (1968) Killcount (YouTube)

Red Peony Gambler

1968 98 min ⭐ 7.2/10 13 votes

Overview

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.