
Okoma, the Orphan Gambler
Drama · Action
Overview
Taking place in Shinshu in the 1920s, Tsumakoi Okoma, while traveling to hone her gambling skills, teams up with the vagabond Tsukuba Tsuneji and comes into conflict with gamblers plotting to take over a rustic hot-spring town. Handling a gun and sword as skillfully as a man, Fuji Junko portrays an appealing personality that differs from Oryu in the Red Peony Gambler series. Tsuruta Koji stars as the vagabond Tsukuba Tsuneji that tops the list of an impressive all-star cast that includes Endo Tatsuo, Kogure Michiyo, Ashiya Gannosuke, Kitamura Eizo, and many others. This film is an authentic yakuza movie that conveys the true "Matatabi" (wandering gambler) feeling.
Top Cast


Sumiko Fuji
Sumiko Fuji
Tsumagoi Okoma
Sumiko Fuji
Tsumagoi Okoma


Koji Tsuruta
Koji Tsuruta
Joji Tsukuba
Koji Tsuruta
Joji Tsukuba


Gannosuke Ashiya
Gannosuke Ashiya
Katsuji Hanada
Gannosuke Ashiya
Katsuji Hanada


Michiyo Kogure
Michiyo Kogure
Otaki
Michiyo Kogure
Otaki


Tatsuo Endō
Tatsuo Endō
Tatsuo Endō


Eizō Kitamura
Eizō Kitamura
Zenzo
Eizō Kitamura
Zenzo


Shizue Natsukawa
Shizue Natsukawa
Otami
Shizue Natsukawa
Otami
Minoru Shiraki
Minoru Shiraki
Minoru Shiraki


Takuzō Kawatani
Takuzō Kawatani
Takuzō Kawatani


Akira Shioji
Akira Shioji
Akira Shioji
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