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1924 film

Gyakuryu
Gyakuryu
Directed byBuntaro Futagawa
StarringTsumasaburo Bando
Benisaburo Kataoka
Kanzaburo Arashi
Teruko Makino
Narrated byMidori Sawato
CinematographySaichiro Hashimoto
Distributed byDigital Meme
Release date
  • 1924 (1924) (Japan)
Running time28 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

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.

References

  1. "逆流 Kyoto International film festival 2019". Kyoto International film festival. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. "阪東妻三郎 逆流". 松田映画社. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. 日本映画監督全集Kinema Junpoキネマ旬報 1976年 p.345

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