Crossroads
Drama
⭐ 7.1 / 10(502)
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Released
- 1928
Details
Release year: 1928
Storyline
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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Cast
See all 11 credits →- Akiko Chihaya — Elder Sister Okiku
- Junosuke Bandō — Younger Brother Rikiya
- Yukiko Ogawa — Courtesan Oume
- Minoru Takase — Man with Police Truncheon