忠次旅日記 忠次御用篇 (1927)

Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode

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.

忠次旅日記 忠次御用篇

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Denjirō Ōkōchi
Denjirō Ōkōchi
as Chuji Kunisada
Hideo Nakamura
Hideo Nakamura
as
Kichiji Nakamura
Kichiji Nakamura
as
Seinosuke Sakamoto
Seinosuke Sakamoto
as
Motoharu Isokawa
Motoharu Isokawa
as
Ranko Sawa
Ranko Sawa
as
Ko Yamamuro
Ko Yamamuro
as
Nobuko Akitsuki
Nobuko Akitsuki
as
Kajō Onoe
Kajō Onoe
as
Koka Nakamura
Koka Nakamura
as
Hyakunosuke Ichikawa
Hyakunosuke Ichikawa
as
Katsutaro Asami
Katsutaro Asami
as

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Daisuke Itō
Daisuke Itō
Writer
Daisuke Itō
Daisuke Itō
Director
Hiromitsu Karasawa
Hiromitsu Karasawa
Director of Photography

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