The Gambler's Code

Synopsis

One of Japan's most popular stories is the tale of Kutsukake Tokijiro, a traveling gambler who finds that he must take care of the wife and child of a yakuza he had been forced by the code of the gamblers to fight man to man. In a brilliant performance from super-star Ichikawa Raizo, with strong support from two of the greats from Toho, Shimura Takashi (7 Samurai) and Aratama Michiyo (Sword of Doom) the heartfelt story reaches new heights. Tokijiro, having learned the true nature of the boss to whom he was obligated for having spent a night and eaten at the gang's headquarters takes up arms against them in a running battle fought across the back roads of the entire nation. Another powerful rendition of this superb story, it is not to be missed!

Main Cast

Raizō Ichikawa

Kutsukake Tokijirô

Age : 37 | Popularity : 10%

Michiyo Aratama

Okinu

Age : 71 | Popularity : 8%

Takashi Shimura

Hacchônawate Tokubei

Age : 76 | Popularity : 14%

Haruko Sugimura

Oroku

Age : 88 | Popularity : 3%

Fujio Suga

Tomeda no Sukegorô

Age : 70 | Popularity : 3%

Yoshio Inaba

Shôten

Age : 77 | Popularity : 16%

Gen Shimizu

Age : 65 | Popularity : 3%

Ryûzô Shimada

Mutsuda no Sanzô

Age : 93 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Kazuo Miyagawa
Directing	Director	Kazuo Ikehiro
	Assistant Director	Toshiaki Kunihara
Sound	Original Music Composer	Ichirō Saitō
Writing	Screenplay	Masaharu Matsumura Masao Uno
	Novel	Shin Hasegawa
Department	Role	Name

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