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Kunisada Chūji (1954)

Kunisada Chūji poster
Original title
国定忠治
Directed by
Eisuke Takizawa
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 54m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1950s Japan, a film follows the life of a famous outlaw and folk hero named Kunisada Chūji. It shows his struggles and conflicts in a bygone era.

historicaldramaticstoicnostalgicslow-burnmelancholicgrittyvisually stark

What happens

Kunisada Chūji (Japanese: 国定忠治) is a 1954 black and white Japanese film directed by Eisuke Takizawa. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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