Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode
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Released: Dec 27, 1927
Runtime: 1h 47m
Rating: ⭐ 7.3 / 10
Drama
Overview
The Japanese equivalent of penny dreadfuls glorifying Jesse James, A Diary of Chuji’s Travels gives a unique gloss to the tale of Chuji Kunisada, the legendary bakuto (or gambler, the precursors to modern-day yakuza). One of the two remaining segments of Ito’s original four-hour trilogy, it depicts Chuji’s attempt to save the geisha Oshina, a rebellion against the rigid social structure of Edo Japan. With socialist overtones, it’s a passionate artifact of early Japanese film.
Top Billed Cast
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Chuji Kunisada
Hideo Nakamura
Kichiji Nakamura
Seinosuke Sakamoto
Motoharu Isokawa
Ranko Sawa
Ko Yamamuro
Nobuko Akitsuki
Kajō Onoe
Koka Nakamura
