The Red Silk Gambler
1972, Japanese. Directed by Teruo Ishii.
With her first love that unfolded in the battlefield in her heart, and with a short sword and a pillbox as her weapons, female gambler Okatsu the Tiger Lily travels from gambling site to gambling site. Surrounding her are Omon, an outlaw star blind lone gambler; Onaka, a thief who’s after Okatsu to avenge her father’s death; Ohide, a tattoo artist whose back is covered by a dragon tattoo; and Oryu, a young girl sold as a prostitute to a gambling family.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 21 November 1972
- Original title
- 緋ぢりめん博徒
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Oniroku Dan, Kōji Takada
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The Red Silk Gambler runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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The Red Silk Gambler isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 November 1972. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Red Silk Gambler?
The Red Silk Gambler (1972) was directed by Teruo Ishii and stars Eiko Nakamura, Reiko Ike, Sanae Tsuchida.