Vengeance au féminin

Lady Yakuza – Red Peony Gambler

Home Programme Vengeance au féminin Lady Yakuza – Red Peony Gambler

Credits

Original title :
Hibotan Bakuto
Country :
Japon
Year :
1968
Director :
Kosaku Yamashita
Version :
vostEN
Duration :
98 minutes
Format :
digital
Actors :
Junko Fuji, Ken Takakura, Tomisaburo Wakayama

synopsis

When the head of the Yano yakuza family is assassinated, his daughter Oryu dissolves the clan and embarks on a journey to find her father’s killer.

Fuji would go on to play the Red Peony five more times, cementing the character as the archetype for many of the vengeful women to follow in Japanese cinema and beyond.

Eureka

What makes Yamashita’s Red Peony Gambler a classic ninkyo narrative and a must-see for any cinephile is nothing other than Junko Fuji’s performance.

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