Okoma, the Orphan Gambler (1971)
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.
Director:
Shigehiro Ozawa
Writer:
Tatsuo Honda
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Sumiko Fuji as Tsumagoi Okoma |
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Koji Tsuruta as Joji Tsukuba |
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Gannosuke Ashiya as Katsuji Hanada |
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Michiyo Kogure as Otaki |
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Tatsuo Endō as |
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Eizō Kitamura as Zenzo |
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Shizue Natsukawa as Otami |
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Minoru Shiraki as |
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Takuzō Kawatani as |
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Akira Shioji as |
| Directing | Shigehiro Ozawa | Director |
| Writing | Tatsuo Honda | Screenplay |
| Sound | Takeo Watanabe | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Osamu Furuya | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Kozo Horiike | Editor |
| Art | Norimichi Igawa | Art Direction |
