The Valiant Red Peony (Japanese: 緋牡丹博徒, Hepburn: Hibotan Bakuto) is a 1968 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kōsaku Yamashita.[2][3] It stars Junko Fuji.[4][5] She landed the lead role for the first time in the film and The Valiant Red Peony was a big hit.[6] The Valiant Red Peony is the first episode in the Valiant Red Peony aka Hibotan Bakuto film series.[7][8]
| The Valiant Red Peony[1] | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kōsaku Yamashita |
| Screenplay by | Norifumi Suzuki |
| Produced by | Gorō Kusakabe |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Osamu Furuya |
| Edited by | Shintaro Miyamoto |
| Music by | Takeo Watanabe |
Production company | Toei |
| Distributed by | Toei |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Synopsis
editOryū's father is a head of the Yano clan (yakuza boss), but is assassinated by someone. Oryū dissolves the Yano clan and she goes on a journey to find the person who killed her father.[8]
Cast
edit- Junko Fuji as Oryū
- Tomisaburo Wakayama as Torasaka Kumakichi
- Kyosuke Machida as Fujimi no Fujimatsu
- Rinichi Yamamoto as Fugushin
- Nijiko Kiyokawa as Otaka
- Isamu Dobashi as Minagawa
- Yuriko Mishima as Kimika
- Masaru Shiga as Kame
- Kōjirō Kawanami as Tajima
- Masako Araki as Otatsu
- Kunio Hikita as Takizawa
- Yaeko Wakamizu as Kumasaka
- Kyōnosuke Murai as Senzō Yano
- Minoru Ōki as Gōzō Kakui
- Shingo Yamashiro as Kichitarō
- Nobuo Kaneko as Genzō Iwatsu
- Ken Takakura as Katagiri Naoji
Film series
edit| Year | Film | Other Titles | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | The Valiant Red Peony: Gambler's Obligation[9] | — | Norifumi Suzuki |
| 1969 | The Valiant Red Peony: Flower Cards Game[10] | — | Tai Kato |
| 1969 | The Valiant Red Peony: Second Generation Ceremony[11] | — | Shigehiro Ozawa |
| 1969 | The Valiant Red Peony: Here Comes Oryu[12] | Biographies of a Gambling Room | Kōsaku Yamashita |
| 1970 | The Valiant Red Peony: Gambles Her Life[13] | Oryu’s Return[14] | Tai Kato |
| 1971 | The Valiant Red Peony: You are Dead[15] | Here to Kill You | Tai Kato |
| 1972 | The Valiant Red Peony: Execution of Duty[16] | — | Buichi Saitō |
References
edit- ^ "緋牡丹博徒" (in Japanese). Motion Pictures Producers Association. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "20世紀日本人名事典「山下 耕作」の解説" (in Japanese). Kotobank. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "デジタル大辞泉「緋牡丹博徒」の解説" (in Japanese). Kotobank. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Kinema Junpo 1971年8月10日号増刊 任侠藤純子おんなの詩". Tokyo: Kinema Junpo sha. August 1971. pp. 24–25.
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- ^ "美学を持ち、芸に生きる女優 富司 純子" (in Japanese). Takasaki Shimbun. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "仇を探す女博徒が歩む道は…富司純子と高倉健の共演作「緋牡丹博徒」放送" (in Japanese). 映画ナタリー. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ a b "緋牡丹博徒" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "緋牡丹博徒 一宿一飯" (in Japanese). Motion Pictures Producers Association. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "緋牡丹博徒 花札勝負" (in Japanese). Kyoto Historical Film Festival. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "緋牡丹博徒 二代目襲名" (in Japanese). Motion Pictures Producers Association. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "緋牡丹博徒 鉄火場列伝" (in Japanese). Motion Pictures Producers Association. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "緋牡丹博徒 お竜参上" (in Japanese). Motion Pictures Producers Association. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "緋牡丹博徒 お竜参上" (in Japanese). Kyoto Historical Film Festival. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "緋牡丹博徒 お命戴きます" (in Japanese). Motion Pictures Producers Association. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "緋牡丹博徒 仁義通します" (in Japanese). Motion Pictures Producers Association. Retrieved 13 December 2021.