Gamblers' Luck (1966)
A group of ne'er-do-wells live happily in the slums of what is now Tokyo and have a number of adventures: they get drunk and go whoring, revenge themselves on cruel landlords, animate the corpse of a money-lender in order to frighten people. Then they assist at the marriage of a lovely girl and almost kill themselves gambling to provide her with a dowry.
Director:
Yoji Yamada
Writers:
Yoji Yamada, Hisashi Yamanouchi.
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Hajime Hana as |
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Hiroshi Inuzuka as |
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Chieko Baisho as |
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Makoto Fujita as |
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Senri Sakurai as |
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Shin Yasuda as |
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Yasuo Tanabe as |
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Hideo Sunazuka as |
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Toyoko Takechi as |
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Chōko Iida as |
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Bokuzen Hidari as |
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Kenzō Tabu as |
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Tokue Hanazawa as |
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Kiyoshi Nonomura as |
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Takanobu Hozumi as |
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Takashi Ebata as |
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Misako Tominaga as |
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Sumiko Abe as |
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Someshō Matsumoto as |
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Umanosuke Kingentei as |
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Kenji Sonoda as |
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Kiyo Murakami as |
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Haruko Chichibu as |
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Yasuko Goto as |
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Ken Miyawaki as |
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Hifumi Soganoya as |
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Emiko Kure as |
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Ryōko Mizuki as |
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Yoshiko Togawa as |
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Yoshino Tani as |
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Kiyoshi Atsumi as |
| Lighting | Tadashi Tsubuki | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Sachio Obi | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Keiichi Uraoka | Editor |
| Directing | Yoji Yamada | Director |
| Writing | Yoji Yamada | Screenplay |
| Writing | Hisashi Yamanouchi | Screenplay |
| Sound | Naozumi Yamamoto | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Tetsuo Takaha | Director of Photography |
| Art | Kiminobu Satō | Art Direction |