Game of Chance
浪曲子守唄
Synopsis
Bungo becomes a single parent when his wife leaves him because of his drinking and gambling. Deciding to quit his vices, he works menial jobs, drifting from city to city. However, not completely losing his gambling tastes, he became a hunted man and must escape to Tokyo after he was found cheating at dice. Bungo and his son Kenichi comes upon the Kizaki Family in Asakusa, where more troubles are awaiting them...
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Sonny Chiba
Bungo Endo
Hiroyuki Sanada
Kenichi Endo
Michiko Saga
Shiho
Jun Negami
Numata
Tōru Abe
Kizaki
Reiko Ōhara
Teruko
Taro Hitofushi
Singer
Kumeko Urabe
Sugi
Kenji Imai
Ito
Fumitake Ōmura
Wakasugi
Shinji Amano
Murakami
Nenji Kobayashi
Tiger
Masazumi Okabe
Gasa Seijun
Takashi Hio
Kizaki's henchman
Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama
Numata's henchman
Osamu Yamanouchi
Numata's henchman
Tetsuya Kigawa
Murakami's henchman
Toyoko Takechi
Take
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Ryuichi Takamori
- Screenplay & Story
- Yuichi Ikeda
- Original Score
- Shunsuke Kikuchi
- Original Title
- 浪曲子守唄
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Production Studios
- Toei Company
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Ryuichi Takamori
Yuichi Ikeda
Shunsuke Kikuchi
Shoei Nishikawa
Yoshiki Nagasawa
Department Leadership Roster
Ryuichi Takamori
Director
Yuichi Ikeda
Screenplay
Yoshiki Nagasawa
Editor
Shunsuke Kikuchi
Original Music Composer
Shoei Nishikawa
Director of Photography
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Frequently Asked Questions About Game of Chance
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What is Game of Chance about?
Bungo becomes a single parent when his wife leaves him because of his drinking and gambling. Deciding to quit his vices, he works menial jobs, drifting from city to city. However, not completely losing his gambling tastes, he became a hunted man and must escape to Tokyo after he was found cheating at dice. Bungo and his son Kenichi comes upon the Kizaki Family in Asakusa, where more troubles are awaiting them...
Who directed Game of Chance?
Game of Chance was directed by Ryuichi Takamori.
Who stars in Game of Chance?
The principal cast of Game of Chance includes Sonny Chiba, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michiko Saga, Jun Negami, Tōru Abe.
When was Game of Chance released and how long is it?
Game of Chance was released in 1966 with a total runtime of 1h 23m.
Who composed the musical score for Game of Chance?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Game of Chance was composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi.