RED PEONY GAMBLER 4 - Second Generation Ceremony (1969) - REMASTERED Price: $12.99
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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: Nidaime Shumei - The industrual revolution arrives in Japan with the introduction of the railroad system, which leads to confrontations between the boatmen, whose livelihoods are threatened, and the railroad construction workers.
When Oryu the Red Peony returns to her home in Kumamoto to accept her position as the second generation leader of the Yano Family, the ceremony is interrupted by fighting between local boatmen and railroad works.... and it seems a rival family is pulling the strings behind the clashes...
