The read
It runs a compact 1h 14m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
21 audience votes
Key crew
- Teinosuke KinugasaWriter
- Teinosuke KinugasaDirector
Cast
- Junosuke BandôRikiya
- Akiko ChihayaElder Sister Okiku
- Yukiko OgawaYada Onna
- Minoru TakaseMan with Truncheon
- Yoshie NakagawaOld Lady Who Trades Woman
- Misao SekiOld Man Renting Second Floor
- Teruko SanjôMistaken Woman
- Keinosuke SawadaMan Looking for a Fight
Stills
Themes
brothelcourtesan