Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony (1969)
Original title: 緋牡丹博徒 二代目襲名
Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony is a 1969 Japanese-language action movie directed by Shigehiro Ozawa, with a running time of 1h 35m. It stars Sumiko Fuji, Hiroyuki Nagato and Bin Amatsu.
The industrial revolution comes to Japan with the introduction of the railroad system. This led to clashes between boatmen, who livelihoods are threatened, and the railroad construction workers. Oryu the Red Peony returns to her home in Kumamoto to accept her position as second generation leader of the Yano Family. But the ceremony is interrupted by fighting between local boatmen and railroad works. And it seems a rival family is pulling the strings behind the clashes.