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The Red Silk Gambler
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The Red Silk Gambler

1972-11-21 · 86 min · ★ 7.2

Action · Crime

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.

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Directors
Teruo Ishii
Production companies
Toei Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Eiko NakamuraEiko NakamuraOkatsu the Tiger Lily
Reiko IkeReiko IkeOnaka
Sanae TsuchidaSanae TsuchidaOhide
Hiroko FujiHiroko FujiOmon
Reiichi Hatanaka
Junko MatsudairaJunko Matsudaira
Shingo YamashiroShingo Yamashiro
Asao KoikeAsao Koike
Hiroshi NawaHiroshi Nawa
Minoru ŌkiMinoru Ōki
Bunta SugawaraBunta SugawaraMasa
Kinji NakamuraKinji Nakamura
Takuzō KawataniTakuzō Kawatani
Midori Hoshino
Yasumori HikitaYasumori Hikita
Manabu Hokuto
Yoko Horikoshi
Minken KarasawaMinken Karasawa
Yōichi NumataYōichi Numata
Miwako OnayaMiwako Onaya

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