Crossroads

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 11, 1928

Original language

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Shochiku,Kinugasa Eiga Renmei

Cast

Junosuke Bandô,Akiko Chihaya,Yukiko Ogawa,Minoru Takase,Yoshie Nakagawa,Misao Seki,Teruko Sanjô,Keinosuke Sawada

Director

Teinosuke Kinugasa

Writer

Teinosuke Kinugasa

Cinematography

Kōhei Sugiyama

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0019043