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Crossroads (1928) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1928 · 74 mins
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- Directed by
- Teinosuke Kinugasa
- Starring
- Akiko Chihaya, Keinosuke Sawada, Minoru Takase, Misao Seki, Yoshie Nakagawa, Yukiko Ogawa
After falling for a courtesan, Rikiya is blinded by ash during a brawl in the brothel. Convinced his sight will never return and that his opponent is dead, he returns to his sister’s home. Okiku, determined to shield her brother—who believes he is a murderer—offers to sacrifice herself, becoming a prostitute to fund Rikiya’s treatment and new hope.
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