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Showa onna bakuto

  • 19721972
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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506,649
Showa onna bakuto (1972)
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Yakuza revenge movie with wandering yakuza gambler Fujiko first out to kill the man she once loved and then slicing through the yakuza who betrayed her lover Tatsumi.Yakuza revenge movie with wandering yakuza gambler Fujiko first out to kill the man she once loved and then slicing through the yakuza who betrayed her lover Tatsumi.Yakuza revenge movie with wandering yakuza gambler Fujiko first out to kill the man she once loved and then slicing through the yakuza who betrayed her lover Tatsumi.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
36
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
269,629
506,649
  • Director
    • Tai Katô
  • Writers
    • Shinya Fujiwara(screenplay)
    • Michio Honda(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kyôko Enami
    • Hiroki Matsukata
    • Shigeru Amachi
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  • Director
    • Tai Katô
  • Writers
    • Shinya Fujiwara(screenplay)
    • Michio Honda(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kyôko Enami
    • Hiroki Matsukata
    • Shigeru Amachi
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    • 1User review
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Kyôko Enami
    • Fujito
    Hiroki Matsukata
    • Tatsumi
    Shigeru Amachi
    Shigeru Amachi
    • Shimazaki Yuzo
    Kanjûrô Arashi
    Kanjûrô Arashi
    Michitarô Mizushima
    Michitarô Mizushima
    • Morito
    Junko Matsuhei
    Fumio Watanabe
    Fumio Watanabe
    Rin'ichi Yamamoto
    Tatsuo Endô
    Tatsuo Endô
    Masazumi Okabe
    Shoji Arikawa
    Mieko Hoshino
    Junkô Tôda
    • Kimiko
    • Director
      • Tai Katô
    • Writers
      • Shinya Fujiwara(screenplay)
      • Michio Honda(screenplay)
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    6/10
    A Tale of Treachery and Revenge within the Yakuza
    After a betrayal by her fiancé has left her destitute and her family in disgrace, a young woman named "Fujito" (Enami Kyoko) almost kills a man she mistook as the cause for her current situation. Fortunately, rather than reacting in a violent manner "Tatsumi" (Hiroki Matsukata) invites her to his home to get out of the bad weather. While staying there Fujito learns that Tatsumi is a prominent person in the Horikawa family of the Yakuza and has recently been chosen as the heir upon the death of its leader. This decision, however, does not please his fellow Yakuza brother named "Morito" (Michitarô Mizushima) who then decides to form an alliance with a rival Yakuza clan to have him assassinated. To avoid any suspicion a mysterious person by the name of "Shimazaki Yuzo" (Shigeru Amachi) is selected to kill Tatsumi instead. What nobody counts on, however, is the response by Fujito when that happens. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was an adequate installment of the "Woman Gambler" series which suffered a bit from the technique of featuring a later sequence of events at the start which took away some of the mystery. In spite of that fact, the action and suspense still flowed rather well and for that reason I have rated this film accordingly. Slightly above average.
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    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Modern Lady Gambler
    • Production company
      • Toei Company
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      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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