Ryuko was raised by her father, a gambler named Senzo Yano in Kumamoto, Kyushu, after her mother died when she was little. When she turned 18 years old, her father was attacked and killed by a stranger in alley. Ryuko then dissolves her yakuza family, and, carrying the wallet left by the killer, she sets out on a journey to avenge her father's death. Five years later, she wanders the nation, known only as! Red Peony Oryu who has a red peony tattooed on her shoulder and has the defiance and courage of a man. She meets Katagiri - a loner gambler, Kumatora - boss of a family in Shikoku, and Otaka - female boss of the Doman Family in Osaka. With their help, she finally catches up with the man who murdered her father.
Credits
Red Peony Gambler Cast
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Character |
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Ken Takakura
He was 37, 83 years old when he died
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as Shogo Hanaoka |
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Nijiko Kiyokawa
She was 55, 89 years old when she died
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Yuriko Mishima
She was 27, now 84 years old
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Nobuo Kaneko
He was 45, 71 years old when he died
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Masako Araki
She was 44, now 100 years old
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Tomisaburo Wakayama
He was 39, 62 years old when he died
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as Torakichi Kumasaka |
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Shôtarô Hayashi
He was 34, now 90 years old
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Kyôsuke Machida
He was 32, now 88 years old
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Sumiko Fuji
She was 22, now 79 years old
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as Hibotan no Ryu |
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Hiroshi Hatano
He was 16, now 40 years old
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Red Peony Gambler Crew
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Department |
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Norifumi Suzuki as Writer. He was 34 (80) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Takeo Watanabe as Music. He was 35 (56) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Kôsaku Yamashita as Director. He was 38 (68) years old when He died
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Directing |
