Rope and Skin

Rope and Skin (1979) is a drama film directed by Shōgorō Nishimura rated 5.8/10.

Okoma (Red Cherry) was a woman gambler until she retired from the yakuza world. Two years later, she returns home, and finds that the big boss has been assassinated and his daughter is having trouble keeping things in line against the rival gang headed by the men who killed her father. Okoma decides to avenge her former boss and help his daughter, a former friend of hers. She recruits her own gang, starting with an expert knife-fighter, her former lover. After a fight, the new Gang Leader captures and tortures Okoma sadistically.

Cast

Naomi Tani

Okoma

Tatsuya Hamaguchi

Kenzo

Hitoshi Takagi

Tsunekichi Ishioka (as Kin Takagi)

Shōhei Yamamoto

Yutaro Hanai

Yuri Yamashina

Yukiyo

Junko Miyashita

Chiyo

Ren Seidō

Seiji