The Red Silk Gambler (緋ぢりめん博徒) 51 years old

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.

Credits

The Red Silk Gambler Cast

Name Character
Hiroko Fuji She was 22, now 73 years old as Omon
Bunta Sugawara He was 39, 81 years old when he died as Masa
Minoru Oki He was 48, 85 years old when he died
Yoichi Numata He was 48, 81 years old when he died
Reiko Ike She was 19, now 70 years old as Onaka
Takuzo Kawatani He was 31, 54 years old when he died
Miwako Onaya She was 22, now 73 years old
Hiroshi Nawa He was 40, 85 years old when he died
Eiko Nakamura She was 0, now 52 years old as Okatsu the Tiger Lily
Asao Koike He was 41, 54 years old when he died
Yoko Horikoshi She was 22, now 73 years old
Shingo Yamashiro He was 34, 71 years old when he died
Reiichi Hatanaka

The Red Silk Gambler Crew

Name Department
Teruo Ishii as Director. He was 48 (81) years old when He died Directing
Isamu Ichida as Editor. Editing
Kōji Takada as Screenplay. He was 38 (now 90) years old Writing
Oniroku Dan as Story. He was 41 (80) years old when He died Writing
Shigeru Akatsuka as Director of Photography. Camera
Hajime Kaburagi as Original Music Composer. He was 46 (now 98) years old Sound
The Red Silk Gambler poster
The Red Silk Gambler (51 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, November 21, 1972
  • Runtime: 86 minutes