A local yakuza boss of a silk farming town shows kindness to the wandering gambler Oryu by letting her stay at his residence. When a rival yakuza gang, who wants to take over the town’s businesses, murders him, Oryu is obliged to protect his children and business.
Sumiko Fuji
O-Ryu
Bin Amatsu
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Torakichi Kumazaka
Koji Tsuruta
Shûtaro Kazama
Bunta Sugawara
Shiraishi
Junpei Arishima
Jôkichi
Daisuke Awaji
Itagaki
Shôgo Egami
Dorogame
Tatsuo Endō
Gisuke Kuramochi
A local yakuza boss of a silk farming town shows kindness to the wandering gambler Oryu by letting her stay at his residence. When a rival yakuza gang, who wants to take over the town’s businesses, murders him, Oryu is obliged to protect his children and business.
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