

Gambling Den Desire
1970-02-21 · 94 min · Not rated
In a small town on the Kasumigaura coast in the early Showa period, the Masukawa clan from Tokyo is trying to take away the interests of the local Isetoku family. Setsuko, the adopted daughter of the Isetoku family, falls in love with Seijiro, a travelling raven she meets on a whim. However, Koide, a businessman connected to the Masukawa clan, wants Setsuko to become his mistress... Setsuko puts aside her love and her regrets and bets on the greatest female challenge of her life!
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- Directors
- Keiichi Ozawa
- Production companies
- Nikkatsu Corporation
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
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Chieko Matsubara
Takahiro Tamura
Meiko Kaji
Ryōhei Uchida
Yoshi Katō
Shōki Fukae
Tomoko Naraoka
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