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There is cool, cooler and then the Red Peony Gambler. The style she cuts is even sharper than the short sword she uses to discourage her enemies.

This was a series of eight films that ran from 1968 through 1972 and propelled actress Fuji Junko into stardom with her portrayal of a female gambler and swordswoman who roams the land looking for revenge and redemption for her family.

The Red Peony Gambler films take place during the 1890's or Mid-Meiji Era.

Hibotan Bakuto - Oryu Ryuko was raised by her Father after her mother died when she was little. When she was eighteen her father was brutally attacked and murdered by a stranger. Carrying the wallet left behind by the killer, she departs on a journey to avenge her fathers death.
 
Wandering across the country she becomes known as Red Peony Oryu from the red peony tattoed on her shoulder.

STARRING: FUJI JUNKO, TAKAKURA KEN, TOMISABURO WAKAYAMA

1968 - JAPANESE with OPTIONAL ENGLISH SUBTITLES - COLOR - 16:9 ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN - 98 MINUTES