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Okoma, the Orphan Gambler (1971)
Directed by Shigehiro Ozawa
Overview
Taking place in Shinshu in the 1920s, Tsumakoi Okoma, while traveling to hone her gambling skills, teams up with the vagabond Tsukuba Tsuneji and comes into conflict with gamblers plotting to take over a rustic hot-spring town. Handling a gun and sword as skillfully as a man, Fuji Junko portrays an appealing personality that differs from Oryu in the Red Peony Gambler series. Tsuruta Koji stars as the vagabond Tsukuba Tsuneji that tops the list of an impressive all-star cast that includes Endo Tatsuo, Kogure Michiyo, Ashiya Gannosuke, Kitamura Eizo, and many others. This film is an authentic yakuza movie that conveys the true “Matatabi” (wandering gambler) feeling.
Length 90 minutes
Actors
Tatsuo Endô | Koji Tsuruta | Michiyo Kogure | Sumiko Fuji | Akira Shioji | Takuzô Kawatani | Gannosuke Ashiya | Eizô Kitamura | Shizue Natsukawa | Minoru Shiraki