Crossroads (1928)

1928 · Feature film · 74 min · dir. Teinosuke Kinugasa

• Drama

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Synopsis

After falling in love with a courtesan, Rikiya is blinded by ash during a fight in a brothel. Believing the blindness permanent and his opponent dead, Rikiya goes back home to his sister. Okiku, desperate to protect her brother who thinks himself a murderer, wants to sacrifice herself for him and become a prostitute to pay for Rikiya's treatment.

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Details

Director

Teinosuke Kinugasa

Writer

Teinosuke Kinugasa

Cinematography

Kōhei Sugiyama

Studio

Kinugasa Eiga Renmei, Shochiku

Released

1928-05-11

Original title

十字路

Running time

74 minutes

Cast & crew

• Teinosuke Kinugasa Director
• Junosuke Bandô
• Akiko Chihaya
• Yukiko Ogawa
• Minoru Takase
• Yoshie Nakagawa
• MMisao Seki
• TTeruko Sanjô
• Keinosuke Sawada

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