Kunisada Chuji(1958)

movie - first aired/released 1958-08-27 - 96 min - audience 5.6

Adventure, Drama

Directed by Shigehiro Ozawa

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.