Crossroads
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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Crossroads
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Status
Released
Release Date
May 11, 1928
Runtime
1h 14m
Genres
Drama
User Score
68%
Original Title
十字路
Production Companies
Kinugasa Eiga Renmei, Shochiku
Director
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Description
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.