Gamblers' Luck (1966)

Original title

運が良けりゃ

Directed by

Yōji Yamada

Genre

comedy

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A band of lazy troublemakers living in the Tokyo slums stir up mischief, from getting drunk and scamming a dead money-lender to fighting with cruel landlords. They rally together to fund a dowry for a young woman's wedding through risky gambling.

boisterousrowdycomicalfarcicalscrappywarm-heartedmischievous

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