Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
The third chapter of the ‘Red Peony Gambler’ saga depicts the happiness and sadness of Red Peony Oryu’s life as she seals her femininity with a red peony tattoo and lives in world of chivalry and honor of the yakuza. This story takes place in the middle of the Meiji era in Nagoya. Oryu is wandering the country, training herself to reinstate her family name. With a written recommendation from Kumatora, she appears at the door of the Nishinomaru family. At the same time, the family is preparing for the gambling competition at the Netsuda Shrine Festival, which they have been hosting for generations. Meanwhile, the crooked Kinbara family is plotting to take over the competition. And now Oryu is forced to get involved in the struggle…
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Countries
Japan
Ratings
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7.3/10
9 votes
Rating consensus
73/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Warm reception overall — weighted ~73/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Sumiko Fuji
Red Peony Oryu
Ken Takakura
Shogo Hanaoka
Kanjūrō Arashi
Teijiro Sugiyama
Asao Koike
Tetsunosuke Kanehara
Bin Amatsu
Takimura
Rinichi Yamamoto
Kenzo Kitamura
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Torakichi Kumasaka
Kyōsuke Machida
Fujimatsu
Teruo Ishiyama
Jiro Sugiyama
Daisuke Awaji
Kanbi Fujiyama
Masaharu Arikawa
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Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game (1969)
Tai Katō
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