The Gambler's Code

The Gambler's Code

6.5

1961-06-14

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!

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The Gambler's Code

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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!

Released

1961-06-14

Runtime

87

Director

Kazuo Ikehiro

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

History

Drama

Language

日本語

Production

Daiei Film

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    Raizō Ichikawa

    市川雷蔵 (八代目)
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    Michiyo Aratama

    新珠三千代
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    Takashi Shimura

    志村喬
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    Haruko Sugimura

    杉村春子
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    Fujio Suga

    須賀不二男
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    Yoshio Inaba

    稲葉義男
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    Gen Shimizu

    清水元
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    Ryūzō Shimada

    島田竜三
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    Shigeru Aoki

    Shigeru Aoki
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    Toshio Chiba

    千葉敏郎
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    Shinobu Araki

    荒木忍
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    Mitsugu Terashima

    寺島貢
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    Fujio Murakami

    村上不二夫
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    Sumao Ishihara

    石原須磨男
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    Ichirō Takakura

    Ichirō Takakura
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    Hisako Takihana

    瀧花久子
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    Jun Fujikawa

    藤川準
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    Hajime Koshikawa

    越川一
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    Gen Kimura

    木村元
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    Tokio Oki

    沖時男
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    Kōichi Aihara

    Kōichi Aihara
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    Esuko Kamiwaki

    Esuko Kamiwaki
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    Kyōko Higashiyama

    Kyōko Higashiyama