Crossroads (1928)

6.6/10 74 min Drama

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.

Cast

Junosuke Bandô

Rikiya

Akiko Chihaya

Elder Sister Okiku

Yukiko Ogawa

Yada Onna

Minoru Takase

Man with Truncheon

Yoshie Nakagawa

Old Lady Who Trades Woman

Keinosuke Sawada

Man Looking for a Fight

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