十字路 / Jujiro / Crossways (1928 Teinosuke Kinugasa & scr)

Visually striking, with its whippy editing and pans, interesting dissolves (signifying movement, often) expressionists scenes, unusual angles (especially people coming up the stairs), montages etc.

Actors have been told to express inner anguish by wringing their chests but certainly the performance of Akiko Chihaya is memorable. Has a most bizarre ending in which the brother just ... dies (after having regained his sight).

Film looks cold and features terrible teeth,

Akiko Chihaya

Terrible subtitling made it quite fun. Took me a while to figure out that 'O-ume' was the name of the dame above.