is a 1954 black and white
Japanese film
The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world; as of 2021, it was the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. In 2011 Japan produced 411 feature films that ea ...
directed by
Eisuke Takizawa
(alternate name: Kinpachi Kajiwara) was a Japanese film director.
Career
Born in Tokyo, Takizawa worked at Tōa Cinema and Makino Film Productions before debuting as a director in 1929 with ''Aru onna to gaka''. He later directed primarily jid ...
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Cast
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Ryutaro Tatsumi as Chūji
See also
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Kunisada Chūji
was a popular figure in the Edo period. He was a bakuto (gamblers commonly seen as forerunners to the modern yakuza).
His story is mainly responsible for the romanticised "chivalrous bandit" or "Robin Hood" image in Japan. An example was when ...
(国定 忠治) (1810–1851)
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''Kunisada Chuji'' (1958 film)
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The Gambling Samurai
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References
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1954 films
Films directed by Eisuke Takizawa
Nikkatsu films
Japanese black-and-white films
1950s Japanese films
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