Crossroads
Directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa
Produced by Kinugasa Eiga Renmei, Shochiku
A melancholic drama of sacrifice and familial devotion set against the shadow of blindness, shame, and the desperation of the dispossessed.
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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Like Crossroads
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Crossroads
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Like Crossroads, But Darker
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Like Crossroads, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
