Gyakuryu

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.

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 time
28 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese


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