15 Oct 1965
The Cincinnati Kid
An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.
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…
Top Billed Cast
富司純子 Red Peony Oryu
高倉健 Shogo Hanaoka
嵐寛寿郎 Teijiro Sugiyama
小池朝雄 Tetsunosuke Kanehara
天津敏 Takimura
山本麟一 Kenzo Kitamura
若山富三郎 Torakichi Kumasaka
待田京介 Fujimatsu
石山輝夫 Jiro Sugiyama
阿波地大輔 
藤山寛美 
有川正治 Masami Furukido 波多野博 
林彰太郎 平沢彰 Tomi Kamiya 
加藤弘 
清川虹子 Otaka
丸平峰子
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