The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate
1965, Japanese. Directed by Kō Nakahira.
Place your bets! Japan's greatest gambler, Koji Himuro (Akira Kobayashi), faces off against an international cabal of gamblers with only his wits and his incredibly skilled left hand against every conceivable way to cheat someone in a game.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Kō NakahiraDirector
- Akira KobayashiKoji Himuro (Gambler)
- Manami FujiReiko (Gambler)
- Michino YokoyamaTokiko (Himuro's lover, Madam of Bar 'Toto')
- Kiiton MasudaAnekoji (Reiko's father. Former viscount who loves gambling)
- Asao KoikeInumaru (Gambler)
- Isao TamagawaTakakura (casino owner)
- Masahiko TanimuraHanada (Metropolitan Police detective)
- Yoshiro KatoCast
- Masaya TakahashiMonocle no Yo (Malcolm gang cheater)
- Shelley HelenNina (white woman from Hong Kong)
- Pedro KomiyamaMario (member of the international gambling group Malcolm)
- Gordon JohnsonMalcolm's Associate
Details
- Released
- 1 August 1965
- Original title
- 黒い賭博師
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Ei Ogawa, Ryuzo Nakanishi
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The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate: quick answers
What should I watch before The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate?
Watch Call My Black Dice (1964), Traveling Alone with a Guitar (1964), The Dice You Throw Will Bring About Tomorrow (1965), and Gambling is My Destiny (1965) first, plus 1 earlier title listed on this page.
What comes after The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate?
Next in the series: The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice (1965) and The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil (1966).
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The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 August 1965. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate?
If you liked The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate, try The Glass Key, Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman, How to Rob a Bank.
Who directed The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate?
The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate (1965) was directed by Kō Nakahira and stars Akira Kobayashi, Manami Fuji, Michino Yokoyama.