This final film in the Red Peony Gambler series essentially begins with the Yakuza gambler "Ryuko Yano" (Sumiko Fuji)--who is also known as "Oryu-The Red Peony"--requesting accommodation for the night and learning that she will have to share a room with a man by the name of "Kitahachi Shuhei" (Bunta Sugawara) who was recently released from the hospital and recovering from an injury. Although she doesn't mind it so much Kitahachi isn't nearly as comfortable with the situation and sleeps in a closet instead. The next day they each go their separate ways with Oryu traveling to Osaka to visit the Yakuza boss of the Doman clan who is extremely ill. Upon arriving she learns that there are two men who have been positioned to succeed this boss with the first one being an ambitious man named "Matsuaka Chojiro" (Kyosuki Machida) and the other being more kind and considerate by the name of "Iwaki Seichi" (Hiroki Matsukata). Complicating matters is the fact that a rival Yakuza clan sees an opportunity to increase their territory and soon Oryu finds herself in the middle of a gang war while having to deal with treachery from within the Doman clan as well. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this film started off incredibly well but relapsed into the same typical formulaic scenarios as seen in its other predecessors. On that note, although I liked the intrigue and the acting of Sumiko Fuji, I would have preferred more gambling and a cleaner ending than the one presented. That being said, while this certainly wasn't a bad film by any means, it wasn't one of the better additions to the series and I have rated it accordingly.