A young woman, an experienced gambler, enters a nunnery to atone for some of her father's crimes. When the nunnery runs into debt, she resorts to gambling and challenges the racketeer threatening to sell the place to a game.
Yumiko Nogawa
Haruko Katō
Mari Shiraki
Oh Ranfan
Masumi Tachibana
Hideko Aki
Mieko Tsudoi
Rumi Goto
Keiko Aikawa
Yayoi Watanabe
The Gambling Nun is a drama, action, crime film released in 1971. Directed by Shinji Murayama, it stars Yumiko Nogawa, Haruko Katō, Mari Shiraki. A young woman, an experienced gambler, enters a nunnery to atone for some of her father's crimes. When the nunnery runs into debt, she resorts to gambling and challenges the racketeer threatening to sell the place to a game.
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