Souls on the Road (1921)
- Original title
- 路上の霊魂
- Directed by
- Minoru Murata
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film interweaves the lives of two men struggling with poverty and isolation in early 20th century Japan. One is a down-on-his-luck musician and the other a disillusioned doctor trying to escape his past. Their paths cross with a group of street performers and a family in crisis. The story reflects on how people cope with hardship and seek connection.
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What happens
Souls on the Road (路上の霊魂, Rojō no Reikon) is a 1921 Japanese silent film directed by Minoru Murata. Film critic Mark Cousins wrote that it was "the first landmark film in Japanese history". The film's plot is adapted from Maxim Gorky's play, The Lower Depths, and Wilhelm Schmidtbonn's drama, Children on the Street. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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