Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode (1927)
7.6
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27 Dec 1927
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Drama
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.
Featured Crew
| Daisuke Itō | Director |
| Daisuke Itō | Writer |
| Hiromitsu Karasawa | Director of Photography |
