Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 27, 1927

Original language

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Nikkatsu Corporation

Cast

Denjirō Ōkōchi,Ranko Sawa,Kichiji Nakamura,Hideo Nakamura,Katsutaro Asami,Motoharu Isokawa,Hyakunosuke Ichikawa,Koka Nakamura,Nobuko Akitsuki,Seinosuke Sakamotoand 2 more

Director

Daisuke Itō

Writer

Daisuke Itō

Cinematography

Hiromitsu Karasawa

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0342196