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.
Directed by: Daisuke Itō
Written by: Daisuke Itō
Starring: Denjirō Ōkōchi, Hideo Nakamura, Kichiji Nakamura, Seinosuke Sakamoto, Motoharu Isokawa, Ranko Sawa, Ko Yamamuro, Nobuko Akitsuki, Kajō Onoe, Koka Nakamura
Genre: Drama
Released: 1927-12-27
Runtime: 107 minutes
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