The Gambler's Code
1961, Japanese. Directed by Kazuo Ikehiro.
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!
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Kazuo IkehiroDirector
- Raizō IchikawaKutsukake Tokijirô
- Michiyo AratamaOkinu
- Takashi ShimuraHacchônawate Tokubei
- Haruko SugimuraOroku
- Fujio SugaTomeda no Sukegorô
- Yoshio InabaShôten
- Gen ShimizuCast
- Ryūzō ShimadaMutsuda no Sanzô
- Shigeru AokiTarôkichi
- Toshio ChibaAkada Sanjûrô
- Shinobu ArakiGenemon
- Mitsugu TerashimaCast
Details
- Released
- 14 June 1961
- Original title
- 沓掛時次郎
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Masaharu Matsumura, Masao Uno
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The Gambler's Code isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 June 1961. (Checked 5 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Gambler's Code?
The Gambler's Code (1961) was directed by Kazuo Ikehiro and stars Raizō Ichikawa, Michiyo Aratama, Takashi Shimura.