Crossroad

Crossroad

101 mins | Thriller | March 14, 1956

Ise, a successful entrepreneur, accidentally murders his lunatic wife after he is spotted having an affair with his secretary, Harumi. In his attempt to perfect his crime, he drives to a remote quarry to bury his wife’s body, but along the way, he finds another dead body in the back of his car! Given no choice, Ise dumps both bodies. Meanwhile, Yoshie begins her search for her missing brother, Yoshihiko. After surprising twists and turns, Ise faces his fate.

Crossroad

101 mins | Thriller | March 14, 1956

Crossroad
Ise, a successful entrepreneur, accidentally murders his lunatic wife after he is spotted having an affair with his secretary, Harumi. In his attempt to perfect his crime, he drives to a remote quarry to bury his wife’s body, but along the way, he finds another dead body in the back of his car! Given no choice, Ise dumps both bodies. Meanwhile, Yoshie begins her search for her missing brother, Yoshihiko. After surprising twists and turns, Ise faces his fate.
Producers Nikkatsu Corporation
Original title 死の十字路
Directors Umetsugu Inoue
Writers Kenji Watanabe, Rampo Edogawa

Cast

Rentaro Mikuni

as Shōgo Ise

Michiyo Aratama

as Harumi Oki

Izumi Ashikawa

as Yoshie Sōma

Tōru Abe

as Inspector Hanada

Jushiro Kobayashi

as Detective Tanabe

Eiko Higashitani

as Mariko

Hisano Yamaoka

as Tomoko Ise

Ayuko Fujishiro

as Momoko

Keiko Tama

as Sumiko Ikeda

Kuniko Yamamura

as Mrs. Shimamura

Toyo Fukuda

as Kazuko Tamura

Zenji Yamada

as Lawyer Nagata

Kiyoshi Kamoda

as Patrolman in Atami