The Gambler's Code

The Gambler's Code (1961)

History Drama

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!

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  • Release Date: 1961-06-14
  • Runtime: 1h 27min
  • Director: Kazuo Ikehiro

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Cast

  • Raizō Ichikawa

    Kutsukake Tokijirô

  • Michiyo Aratama

    Okinu

  • Takashi Shimura

    Hacchônawate Tokubei

  • Haruko Sugimura

    Oroku

  • Fujio Suga

    Tomeda no Sukegorô

  • Yoshio Inaba

    Shôten

  • Gen Shimizu

  • Ryūzō Shimada

    Mutsuda no Sanzô

  • Shigeru Aoki

    Tarôkichi

  • Toshio Chiba

    Akada Sanjûrô

  • Shinobu Araki

    Genemon

  • Mitsugu Terashima

  • Fujio Murakami

  • Sumao Ishihara

  • Ichirō Takakura

  • Hisako Takihana

    Otowa

  • Jun Fujikawa

  • Hajime Koshikawa

  • Gen Kimura

  • Tokio Oki

  • Kōichi Aihara

  • Esuko Kamiwaki

  • Kyōko Higashiyama