Three closely associated gamblers have adventures in Yokohama, Hokkaido, and Macao. Gambling trio endure hardships to rescue Naojiro’s family.
Cinematography
Yokohama docks and Macao streets shot like fever dreams.
Acting
Tsuruta's silences hit harder than any monologue.
Director
Shigehiro Ozawa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Toei's 'ninkyo' (chivalry) cycle, but Ozawa strips away the genre's usual romanticism — these gamblers aren't heroes, just men too proud to quit.
Tsuruta and Ikebe were real-life friends; their easy chemistry masks that this was their only onscreen pairing.
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