The Sister Gamblers

1967 1h 26m JA

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Synopsis

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Third film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kyōko Enami
Ogin
Mikio Narita
Hizuru Takachiho
Asao Koike
Kyōsuke Machida
Jōtarō Senba
Yoshihiko Aoyama
Kōichi Mizuhara

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tarō Yuge
Writers: Kimiyuki Hasegawa
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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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Woman 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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Directed by Tarō Yuge, shot by Kimio Watanabe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Kyōko Enami and Mikio Narita and Hizuru Takachiho carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt31039812 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tarō Yuge directs. Kimio Watanabe behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
259 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "The Woman Gambler Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Tarō Yuge, shot by Kimio Watanabe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Kyōko Enami and Mikio Narita and Hizuru Takachiho carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt31039812 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.