忠次旅日記忠次御用篇 (1927)

Run Time: 1h47m | Release: 27 Dec 1927

Genres: Drama |

Production Countries: Japan

7.3 / 109 Vote Count

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.