Red Peony Gambler

Kyushu dusk. A thrown die. Yano dead in an alley. His daughter Ryuko abandons her yakuza ties, seeking vengeance with a telltale wallet as her only clue. Years pass. A crimson peony blooms on Ryuko’s shoulder as she journeys across Japan, encountering gamblers both honorable and corrupt. Classic Toei revenge film with a welcome gender flip.

Streaming availability changes weekly. Check the Where to watch panel above — we re-pull TMDB's JustWatch index every week. If nothing's listed, the film is between licence windows.

Our similarity graph picks 6 films based on shared director, keywords, mood-cluster overlap, and MovieLens user co-rating — niche-biased away from blockbusters. Full list: /like/red-peony-gambler-1968/.

Kōsaku Yamashita directed Red Peony Gambler in 1968. See Kōsaku Yamashita's full filmography, where to start with Kōsaku Yamashita, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kōsaku Yamashita.

Red Peony Gambler was released in 1968 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 98 minutes.