The Valiant Red Peony

The Valiant Red Peony (Japanese: 緋牡丹博徒, Hepburn: Hibotan Bakuto) is a 1968 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kōsaku Yamashita.[2][3] It stars Junko Fuji.[4][5] She landed the lead role for the first time in the film and The Valiant Red Peony was a big hit.[6] The Valiant Red Peony is the first episode in the Valiant Red Peony aka Hibotan Bakuto film series.[7][8]

The Valiant Red Peony[1]
Directed byKōsaku Yamashita
Screenplay byNorifumi Suzuki
Produced byGorō Kusakabe
Starring
CinematographyOsamu Furuya
Edited byShintaro Miyamoto
Music byTakeo Watanabe
Production
company
Toei
Distributed byToei
Release date
  • September 14, 1968 (1968-09-14) ( Japan)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Oryū's father is a head of the Yano clan (yakuza boss), but is assassinated by someone. Oryū dissolves the Yano clan and she goes on a journey to find the person who killed her father.[8]

Cast

Film series
  • The Valiant Red Peony Pt.2[9] directed by Norifumi Suzuki (1968)
  • The Valiant Red Peony Flower Cards Match[10] directed by Tai Kato (1969)
  • The Valiant Red Peony Pt.4[11] directed by Shigehiro Ozawa (1969)
  • The Valiant Red Peony Pt.5[12] directed by Kōsaku Yamashita (1969)
  • The Valiant Red Peony Gambles Her Life[13] or The Valiant Red Peony Gamble Oryu’s Return[14] directed by Tai Kato (1970)
  • The Valiant Red Peony: You are Dead[15] directed by Tai Kato (1971)
  • The Valiant Red Peony Pt.8[16] directed by Buichi Saitō (1972)

References
  1. "緋牡丹博徒" (in Japanese). Motion Pictures Producers Association. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. "20世紀日本人名事典「山下 耕作」の解説" (in Japanese). Kotobank. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. "デジタル大辞泉「緋牡丹博徒」の解説" (in Japanese). Kotobank. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  4. "Kinema Junpo 1971年8月10日号増刊 任侠藤純子おんなの詩". Tokyo: Kinema Junpo sha. August 1971. pp. 24–25. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  5. "富司純子、７５歳にして「ベストワン」…１４年ぶり主演"椿"咲く" (in Japanese). Hochi Shimbun. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  6. "美学を持ち、芸に生きる女優 富司 純子" (in Japanese). Takasaki Shimbun. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  7. "仇を探す女博徒が歩む道は…富司純子と高倉健の共演作「緋牡丹博徒」放送" (in Japanese). 映画ナタリー. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  8. "緋牡丹博徒" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  9. "緋牡丹博徒 一宿一飯" (in Japanese). Motion Pictures Producers Association. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  10. "緋牡丹博徒 花札勝負" (in Japanese). Kyoto Historical Film Festival. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  11. "緋牡丹博徒 二代目襲名" (in Japanese). Motion Pictures Producers Association. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  12. "緋牡丹博徒 鉄火場列伝" (in Japanese). Motion Pictures Producers Association. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  13. "緋牡丹博徒 お竜参上" (in Japanese). Motion Pictures Producers Association. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  14. "緋牡丹博徒 お竜参上" (in Japanese). Kyoto Historical Film Festival. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  15. "緋牡丹博徒 お命戴きます" (in Japanese). Motion Pictures Producers Association. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  16. "緋牡丹博徒 仁義通します" (in Japanese). Motion Pictures Producers Association. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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