The wandering gambler (Akira Kobayashi) once again picks up the dice he forswore in order to take revenge of the gangsters who exploit good citizens. The second installment in The Gambler series.
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The people behind it
Akira Kobayashi
Koji Himuro (Gambler)
Kōji Wada
Shuichi Shirosaki (Sakakibara's henchman; Gambler)
Mieko Nishio
Shigeko Hori (Nurse at Shirosaki Clinic)
Reiko Sasamori
Makiko Kihara (Hostess at Bar "Crown")
Shōbun Inoue
Kobe (Detective from Headquarters)
Sachiko Kozuki
Rie (Madam of Bar "Crown")
Tomoko Naraoka
Kane Kawano (Kawano's wife)
Yoshio Tabata
Customer singing at Bar "Crown"
Isao Tamagawa
Yoda (Boss of the Yoda-gumi in Uyama City)
Yūnosuke Itō
Kirosaki (Director of Shirosaki Clinic; Shuichi's father)
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