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.

Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa

Cast: Junosuke Bandô, Akiko Chihaya, Yukiko Ogawa, Minoru Takase, Yoshie Nakagawa, Misao Seki, Teruko Sanjô, Keinosuke Sawada

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.