House of Gamblers
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70% Critic Match

House of Gamblers

7.0 / 10 1970 1h 56mNR Japanese
Crime

Storyline

Ken Takakura stars as Ryoji one of the Aramasa family's loyal lieutenants whao takes the burden of his family being insulted by the Tanuma's family goons, by retaliating on his own. After injuring the head of Tanuma's family, and slaying others along the way, he then surrenders to the law and serves time. Before his last year to serve, the head of the Aramasa family falls ill and decides to retire, Ryoji miss chance to be successor, his old friend is reluctant but accepts. Now this gives the Tanuma family a chance for revenge! But with Tomisaburo Wakayama (Sekine) always having your back, how can you go wrong?

Cast & Crew

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Lead
Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Sumiko Fuji

Sumiko Fuji

Minoru Ōki

Minoru Ōki

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Koji Tsuruta

Koji Tsuruta

Nobuo Yana

Nobuo Yana

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Shigehiro Ozawa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. House of Gamblers is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker