If you loved Miyamoto Musashi, try Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Miyamoto Musashi

1973 · dir. Tai Katō

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Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return

1970 · dir. Tai Katō

What they share

Both films are directed by Tai Katō, and they both carry the outsider mood tag, and they sit in Action / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Miyamoto Musashi, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return is

You search for the child you once left behind. But rival gangs violently contest Tokyo's theater district. Katō's widescreen compositions recall classic westerns. One wonders if Oryu can find peace.

If you loved Miyamoto Musashi, try Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return

Miyamoto Musashi

Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return

What they share

What Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return is

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