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Ruthless Gambler
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Ruthless Gambler

1969-06-28 · 88 min · ★ 8.0

Action · Crime · Drama

Unlike traditional gangster movies, it is a gangster swashbuckler that mixes romance and humanity with a yakuza lover as the main character. A young man who heard that his former boss was killed is imprisoned by slashing his family's minions, and his lover is tortured by the enemy, but rescued by the imprisoned young man's nemesis.

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Directors
Buichi Saitō
Production companies
Nikkatsu Corporation
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Chieko MatsubaraChieko Matsubara
Tetsuya WatariTetsuya Watari
Shigeru TsuyuguchiShigeru Tsuyuguchi
Hiroko OgiHiroko Ogi
Hiroyuki NagatoHiroyuki Nagato
Shōki FukaeShōki Fukae
Hiroshi KondōHiroshi Kondō
Kaku TakashinaKaku Takashina
Tomoko NaraokaTomoko Naraoka
Nakajirō TomitaNakajirō Tomita
Utako ShibusawaUtako Shibusawa
Kyoko KozakuraKyoko Kozakura
Ichiro KijimaIchiro Kijima
Jushiro HirataJushiro Hirata
Hyōe EnokiHyōe Enoki
Saburo HiromatsuSaburo Hiromatsu

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