Prison Gambler
Oct 21 1964
•2h 35m
•Crime, Drama
A film about the confrontation between two yakuza groups in the brutal Miike prison, which contained 1,500 inmates. The second film in the series Gambler / Bakuto directed by Shigehiro Ozawa.
Cast
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Koji Tsuruta
Tachibana Isaburo
Minoru Ōki
Kumagaya
Yōko Minamida
Kimura Uta
Hizuru Takachiho
Setoguchi Uta
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