The Woman Champion

1968 1h 29m JA

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★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Fifth 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
Michiko Sugata
Takao Itō
Taketoshi Naitō
Kunie Tanaka
Yatsuko Tan'ami
Takashi Shimura
Yūnosuke Itō

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshio Inoue
Writers: Kimiyuki Hasegawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

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 Yoshio Inoue, shot by Yoshihisa Nakagawa. 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 Michiko Sugata and Takao Itō carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0293309 — 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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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoshio Inoue directs. Yoshihisa Nakagawa behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
258 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 Yoshio Inoue, shot by Yoshihisa Nakagawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Kyōko Enami and Michiko Sugata and Takao Itō carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0293309 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.