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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.

movie

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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