---
title: 'Souls on the Road (1921)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Minoru Murata'
released: '1921-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/souls-on-the-road-1921'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0012631/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Souls on the Road (1921)

1921 · 91 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: Rojô no reikon

## Synopsis

Souls on the Road  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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Minoru Murata](https://cinepixo.com/people/minoru-murata)
- **Screenplay:** [Kiyohiko Ushihara](https://cinepixo.com/people/kiyohiko-ushihara)
- **Producer:** [Kaoru Osanai](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaoru-osanai)

## Cast

- [Denmei Suzuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/denmei-suzuki)

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