Souls on the Road

April 22, 2017 - 7:30 pm

Billy Wilder Theater

Please note: tickets for the 3 p.m. screening of Intolerance may also be used for Souls on the Road.

Print courtesy of National Film Center, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

Souls on the Road (Japan, 1921)

Rojo no reikon

The success of Intolerance in Japan in 1919 prompted production company Shochiku to take a more realistic approach with Souls on the Road, which crosscuts between stories of mercy and forgiveness, and is itself, now considered a milestone of early Japanese cinema.

Live musical accompaniment by Cliff Retallick.

35mm, b&w, silent with Japanese intertitles with English subtitles, 91 min. Director: Minoru Murata. Screenwriter: Kiyohiko Ushihara. Cast: Kaoru Osanai, Haruko Sawamura, Denmei Suzuki.

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Souls on the Road (Japan, 1921)

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