Gambling is My Destiny

1965 1h 26m JA

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Synopsis

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Shadowed and alone. Today, a melancholy guitar sobs in a wandering seaside town.... To make amends, he hides his identity and saves his girlfriend's sister from certain death. Filmed on location on the scenic Manazuru Peninsula, the action is set amidst rugged rocky terrain and raging waves!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Akira Kobayashi
Koji Himura (The Wandering Gambler)
Ruriko Itô
Kyoko Kijima (Kijima's daughter)
Tamio Kawachi
Masa (The Drifter)
Sachiko Kozuki
Sakie Rikiishi (Sister of Toshiko Rikiishi; owner of Rest House Nagisa)
Asao Sano
Nisuke (employee at Rest House Nagisa)
Masao Shimizu
Kijima (City Council member)
Isao Tamagawa
Nobuoka (President of Nobuoka Kogyo; owner of Club Seaside)
Keisuke Noro
Nakayama (Senior figure among Nobuoka's henchmen)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Motomu Ida
Writers: Gan Yamazaki, Motomu Ida
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Himuro the Gambler Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Seitaro Omori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Akira Kobayashi and Ruriko Itô and Tamio Kawachi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6528878 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Motomu Ida directs. Seitaro Omori scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
261 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Himuro the Gambler Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Seitaro Omori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Akira Kobayashi and Ruriko Itô and Tamio Kawachi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt6528878 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.