Underplayed Gems

A Diary of Chuji's Travels (1927)

A Diary of Chuji's Travels poster
Directed by
Daisuke Itō
Genre
samurai cinema, silent film, Jidaigeki
Country
Japan
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How it feels

A wandering outlaw travels through feudal Japan getting into sword fights and conflicts. The story follows his adventures and encounters along the road.

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What happens

A Diary of Chuji's Travels (Japanese: 忠次旅日記, Hepburn: Chūji Tabi Nikki) 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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