15th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival 191

HOME Program The Series of Hibotan Bakuto

Do not miss out on this opportunity if you dream of encountering the most fascinating moment in Japanese films! You are about to witness a competition among the top stylists of Japanese films, the sparks among stars, and Junko Fuji, the live-action actress who redefines chivalry films.

Red Peony Gambler: Lady Yakuza

YAMASHITA Kosaku | Japan | 1968 | 98 Min | Feature/Fiction

Oryu is the only daughter of the Yano Yakuza family. But her father is murdered ahead of her wedding. With her family destroyed and wedding called off, Oryu sets out on a quest for revenge.

Red Peony: Gambler"s Obligation

SUZUKI Noribumi | Japan | 1968 | 95 Min | Feature/Fiction

Oryu, while wandering around the country, stays with the DOGASAKI family of Joshu. The people of Joshu are suffering under the tyranny of a loan shark name Kuromachi and they start a revolt. The DOGASAKI family and their stewards, the KASAMATSU family, try to resolve the situation. However, the KASAMATSUs have actually been joining hands with Kuromac..

Red Peony: Hanafuda Game

KATO Tai | Japan | 1969 | 98 Min | Feature/Fiction

On her way to visit the NISHINOMARU family, Oryu saves a blind girl from getting run over by a train. Meanwhile, in a gambling house in the Nagoya region, a woman posing as Oryu is committing fraud. The NISHINOMARU family is planning for their annual gambling competition but their rival, the KANEHARAS, have joined hands with Furuta, a senator, in ord..

Red Peony: Second Generation Ceremony

OZAWA Shigehiro | Japan | 1969 | 95 Min | Feature/Fiction

Oryu wanders the nation for 7 years after her father’s death and returns home. She is entrusted with the construction of a railroad thanks to her uncle. But the Homan family disrupts the work on the railroad and even overturns a train. Fed up with the Homan family’s harassment, Oryu decides to punish them.

Red Peony: Biographies of a Gambling Room

YAMASHITA Kosaku | Japan | 1969 | 110 Min | Feature/Fiction

Farmer who are oppressed by their feudal lord rise up in protest and Eguchi decides to take on the role of mediator. But the lord refuses to negotiate and has Narutoga orchestrate a conspiracy. Oryu, a friend of Eguchi, decides to bring the lord and Narutoga to justice.

Red Peony: Here Comes Oryu

KATO Tai | Japan | 1970 | 100 Min | Feature/Fiction

Odoki, who pretends to be Oryu in order to cure her blind daughter Okimi, is tragically killed. Oryu embarks on a quest in order to find the girl. She hears that the girl is in Tokyo and sets out for the city.

Red Peony: Request for Your Life

KATO Tai | Japan | 1971 | 93 Min | Feature/Fiction

Yugi, who once saved Oryu’s life, acts as a mediator between a local munitions factory which has been polluting farmland, and farmers, and successfully negotiates a settlement. But the Tomioka family who have been protecting the factory, take the settlement money and kill Yugi. Oryu sets out to bring the evil family to justice.

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