The Woman Gambler's Trump Card

1969 1h 25m JA

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Synopsis

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15th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kyōko Enami
Shigeru Amachi
Masahiko Tsugawa
Mikio Narita
Mihoko Inagaki
Eiji Funakoshi
Takamaru Sasaki
Hiroshi Hijikata

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshio Inoue
Writers: Yoshihiro Ishimatsu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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57 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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CAST

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Kyōko Enami and Shigeru Amachi and Masahiko Tsugawa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1167661 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Yoshio Inoue directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
257 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.
5Kyōko Enami and Shigeru Amachi and Masahiko Tsugawa carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1167661 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.