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The Red Silk Gambler (1972)
Directed by Teruo Ishii
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With her first love that unfolded in the battlefield in her heart, and with a short sword and a pillbox as her weapons, female gambler Okatsu the Tiger Lily travels from gambling site to gambling site. Surrounding her are Omon, an outlaw star blind lone gambler; Onaka, a thief who’s after Okatsu to avenge her father’s death; Ohide, a tattoo artist whose back is covered by a dragon tattoo; and Oryu, a young girl sold as a prostitute to a gambling family.
Length 86 minutes
Actors
Eiko Nakamura | Reiko Ike | Sanae Tsuchida | Hiroko Fuji | Reiichi Hatanaka | Junko Matsudaira | Shingo Yamashiro | Asao Koike | Hiroshi Nawa | Minoru Oki | Bunta Sugawara | Kinji Nakamura | Takuzô Kawatani | Midori Hoshino | Yasumori Hikita | Manabu Hokuto | Yoko Horikoshi | Minken Karasawa | Yôichi Numata | Miwako Onaya | Gorô Ôki
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/24/2024 | Computer | Streaming | Video on Demand | 8 stars |
| (Average) 8 stars |
Viewing Notes
Damn. This is a really good onna tobakushi eiga (lady gambler movie) within the ninkyo eiga subgenre. On the Female Yakuza Tale dvd there is an essay about these films and this one was included. Found it in 3 parts on DailyMotion. Def a movie that needs a good release, probably from Arrow or Eureka since they’re doing the Peony series.
This is like a Meiji period “girl power” flick with Eiko Nakamura in the lead role. She’s wonderful. All the young women around her are also very good. Fun to see Reiko Ike again but in a much smaller role.
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