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Gambler's Dilemma
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Gambler's Dilemma

1969-09-27 · 94 min · Not rated

The love story between a traveling guest and a geisha who inadvertently becomes the leader of her father's yakuza clan, after his death.

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Directors
Keiichi Ozawa
Production companies
Nikkatsu Corporation
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Chieko MatsubaraChieko MatsubaraSugisaki Shimitsu
Tatsuya FujiTatsuya FujiKakizawa Takatsugu
Meiko KajiMeiko KajiKomiyama Maki
Hideki TakahashiHideki TakahashiKikumoto Rouhachi
Chikako HosokawaChikako HosokawaMukita Michiyo
Tomoko NaraokaTomoko NaraokaKei
Asao SanoAsao SanoKawada Shigekichi
Kenjiro UemuraKenjiro UemuraMurai Tsunematsu
Hyōe EnokiHyōe EnokiGunji
Shirō YanaseShirō YanaseMasaraku

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