Movie·1958·1h 36m
Kunisada Chuji
Directed By
Shigehiro Ozawa
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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The Story
Original title: 国定忠治
Kunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the mercy of corrupt officials. Intent on fulfilling a dying wish from one of his henchmen, Asataro, to find a decent home for his young nephew, Chuji descends from his hide-out in the mountain, and heads to the city in spite of numerous dangers that await him there.
Written By
Shinji Kessoku, Hajime Takaiwa
Cinematography
Shigeto Miki
Music
Eiichi Yamada
Editor
Shintarō Miyamoto
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Chiezo Kataoka
Chuji
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Kōtarō Satomi
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Eijirō Yanagi
Kunio Kaga
Eijirō Kataoka
Koinosuke Onoe
Tetsunosuke Tsukigata
Hiroshi Kato
Eitarō Shindō
Chieko Naniwa
Shunji Sakai
Momonosuke Ichikawa
Juro Hoshi
Kenji Susukida
Kunio Hikita
Hiroshi Mizuno
// crew
Crew
Shinji Kessoku
Screenplay
Shintarō Miyamoto
Editor
Eiichi Yamada
Original Music Composer
Hajime Takaiwa
Screenplay
Shigeto Miki
Director of Photography
Shigehiro Ozawa
Director
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