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Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms (1969)

Directed by Buichi Saito

Overview

Beginning of the Showa era, Takasaki City in Joshu (Gunma Province). Gambler Inufushi Yoichi continues to lose at Takamasa’s gambling house. The authoritative female gambler Ai gives him money and advises him to think seriously about his life. She has to leave Takamasa because of him. She travels to Tomioka for advice from Matsumiya Seiji, who previously helped her. However, the latter is killed due to a conflict with the Kaizu-gumi yakuza family, making his wife Tane a widow…

Length 92 minutes

Actors

Hiroko Ogi | Meiko Kaji | Tatsuya Fuji | Jirô Okazaki | Kanjûrô Arashi | Ryôhei Uchida | Kunie Tanaka | Tôru Abe | Shôki Fukae