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Akagi the Gambler
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Akagi the Gambler

1995-11-24 · 75 min · ★ 6.0

After a death-defying game of chicken one evening in 1958, Akagi nonchalantly enters a Yakuza Mahjong parlor to shake the cops' trail. Even unfamiliar with the rules of Mahjong, his gambling intuition is enough to save a small time gambler, Nangou, and grant him a seat at the gambling table. As the night progresses, the stakes are raised both within the game and for Akagi, who is under the suspicion of local police. However, Akagi overcomes the situation with his tactics, defiant of both life and chance. When he leaves the gambling house, no one present is in doubt of his genius.

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Directors
Kenzō Maihara
Production companies
Takeshobo
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Isao BitōIsao Bitō
Takashi KashiwabaraTakashi Kashiwabara
Minori TeradaMinori Terada
Yutaka MatsushigeYutaka Matsushige
Hiroo ÔtakaHiroo Ôtaka
Shigemitsu OgiShigemitsu Ogi
Mitsuru FukikoshiMitsuru Fukikoshi

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