The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil

1966 1h 34m JA

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★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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The fictional land "Pandora" sends three (numbered) graduates of the "National Gambling University" to Japan. You should defeat the master player Kôji, control the international casino empire and use the profits to achieve world domination. But Japan's most famous left hand knows what to do.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Akira Kobayashi
Koji Himura (Gambler)
Misa Hirose
Urara Haruno (King Abdallah's third queen)
Judy Ongg
No. 2 (Kid graduate of Pandora National Gambling University)
Michino Yokoyama
Tokiko (Bar proprietress devoted to Himuro)
Yasushi Suzuki
Chonbo (Himuro's junior associate)
Akira Ōizumi
Abdallah (King of Pandora)
Masahiko Tanimura
Hanada (Detective)
Eiji Gō
Jabara (Captain of the Pandora Kingdom Royal Guard)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kō Nakahira
Writers: Ei Ogawa, Tadaaki Yamazaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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60 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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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mutsuo Tanji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Akira Kobayashi and Misa Hirose and Judy Ongg carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3730048 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kō Nakahira directs. Mutsuo Tanji cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

160 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Himuro the Gambler Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Mutsuo Tanji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Akira Kobayashi and Misa Hirose and Judy Ongg carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt3730048 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.