Crossroads
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1928-05-11
Runtime: 74 mins
Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa
Writer: Teinosuke Kinugasa
Spoken language: No Language
Genres: Drama
Original title: Crossroads
Production Companies: Kinugasa Eiga Renmei, Shochiku
Production Countries: Japan
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