Kichiji Nakamura
2021忠次旅日記 第3部 御用篇
Daisuke Itō
Denjirō Ōkōchi, Hideo Nakamura
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.
Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode
忠次旅日記 第2部 信州血笑篇
Daisuke Itō
Denjirō Ōkōchi, Seinosuke Sakamoto
A Diary of Chuji's Travels is a silent Japanese jidaigeki made in 1927 starring Denjirō Ōkōchi and directed by Daisuke Itō. It was originally released in three parts, all of which were long thought to be lost until portions of the second part and much of the third part were discovered and restored in 1991. Since the film had once been voted in a 1959 Kinema Junpō poll as the best Japanese film of all time, its discovery was significant. At the time of its release, Itō was the leader of a new style of samurai films that featured outlaw heroes and fast-cut sword fighting scenes.
Chuji's Travel Diary: Story of Bloody Shinshu
愛に甦る日
Kenji Mizoguchi
Kaichi Yamamoto, Kiyoshi Mori
An old potter despairs of having only two daughters and no son, hoping his apprentice will one day bring him an heir. The apprentice meets the eldest daughter but is disgusted by her. He decides to marry the younger daughter, who is in love with another man.
The Day Love Came Back
Atarashiki tsuchi
Arnold Fanck, Mansaku Itami
Setsuko Hara, Ruth Eweler
Teruo gets caught up in a conflict between tradition and modernism after returning to Japan from Germany after having spent a number of years there studying. Now, he is supposed to marry Mitsuko, the daughter of his adoptive father, to whom Teruo has long been promised. But Teruo, who has gotten to know the freedoms of the western world, would rather marry the woman he loves and behaves brusquely to Mitsuko.
The Daughter of the Samurai
沓掛時次郎
Kichiro Tsuji
Denjirō Ōkōchi, Kōichi Katsuragi
Токидзиро, участвовавший в налёте на дом босса враждебного клана, в схватке убивает Сандзо, защищавшего это поместье. После этого он из жалости будет заботиться о беременной вдове Сандзо, а затем и о её ребенке. Один из редких сохранившихся шедевров немого японского кино.
Kutsukake Tokijiro
