Gyakuryu (1924)
- Original title
- 逆流
- Directed by
- Buntarō Futagawa
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 28 min
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A nihilistic samurai loses his mother to murder, his sister to deception, and the woman he loves. The film follows his downward spiral in a black and white silent drama.
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What happens
Gyakuryu (逆流, Backward Flow) is a 1924 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Buntaro Futagawa. Often acclaimed as the predecessor to Orochi, it tells the tale of a nihilistic samurai, played by Tsumasaburo Bando whose mother is killed, whose sister is used and deceived and who loses the only love of his life. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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