Kunisada Chūji (1954)
Kunisada Tadaharu, a peasant of Kunisada Village in Joshu Sai County, could not stand the bad government and poor harvest of Takebe Genhan, the governor of the time. entered the world of As he played more and more games at the gambling hall, he became feared as "Chuji the gambling robber", and became a boss who had a share of Inui such as Nikko's Enzo and Shimizu's Kentetsu. However, due to a disagreement, he killed his benefactor Isaburo Boss, and was abandoned by Yasugoro and was chased. However, Chuji cleverly took advantage of the peasant uprising, shut himself up on Mt. Akagi, opened a gambling hall, and was touted as the greatest boss in the Kanto region. The magistrate, who learned of the close relationship between the peasants and Chuji, finally arranged for Chuji to go on a trip. Chuji, who doesn't know that he was weighed, gleefully descends the mountain, but...
Released: Jun 29, 1954
Runtime: 114 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Ryūtarō Tatsumi, Shōgo Shimada, Keiko Tsushima, Kogiku Hanayagi, Seiichirō Nomura, Kenjirō Ishiyama
Crew: Eisuke Takizawa (Director), Ryūzō Kikushima (Writer), Shigeyoshi Mine (Cinematography), Shin Osada (Editor), Seigo Shindô (Art Direction), Seitaro Omori (Original Music Composer)