The Red Silk Gambler (1972)
Overview
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.
Cast
Eiko Nakamura
Okatsu the Tiger Lily
Reiko Ike
Onaka
Sanae Tsuchida
Ohide
Hiroko Fuji
Omon
Junko Matsudaira
Shingo Yamashiro
Asao Koike
Hiroshi Nawa
Minoru Ōki
Bunta Sugawara
Masa
Kinji Nakamura
Takuzō Kawatani
Yasumori Hikita
Minken Karasawa
Yōichi Numata
Miwako Onaya
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