Movie

Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode

★ 7.6/10 · 10 votes 1927 1h 47m Released

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.

Cast

Denjirō Ōkōchi Chuji Kunisada H Hideo Nakamura K Kichiji Nakamura S Seinosuke Sakamoto M Motoharu Isokawa Ranko Sawa