Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode

Japan

• 1927-12-27(JP)
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  Drama
• ▪ 1h-47m

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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.

• Daisuke ItōWriter

  Daisuke ItōDirector

  Hiromitsu KarasawaDirector of Photography