Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode

Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 27, 1927

Runtime

1h 47m

Genres

Drama

User Score

73%

Original Title

忠次旅日記 忠次御用篇

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

Director

Daisuke Itō

Description

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.