Kunisada Chūji
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...
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Eisuke Takizawa Director · Ryuzo Kikushima Writer Seitaro Omori Composer
First release June 29, 1954 · Produced in Japan · Original title 国定忠治
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Nikkatsu Corporation
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Japan
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Original title
国定忠治
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 29, 1954
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