The Red Silk Gambler (1972)

7.5/10 86 min Action Crime

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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