Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode
movie
View on VideBits →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.
Cast & crew
Kichiji Nakamura · Koka Nakamura · Seinosuke Sakamoto · Daisuke Itō · Nobuko Akitsuki · Denjirō Ōkōchi · Kajō Onoe · Ranko Sawa · Motoharu Isokawa · Hideo Nakamura · Ko Yamamuro