Souls on the Road (路上の霊魂, Rojō no Reikon) is a 1921 Japanese silent film directed by Minoru Murata.
[1] The film's plot is adapted from Maxim Gorky's play, The Lower Depths, and Wilhelm Schmidtbonn's drama, Children on the Street.
Following a violent incident in which he assaulted a critic, he is expelled from the orchestra and retreats from Tokyo with his wife Yōko and daughter Fumiko.
On arriving home, Koichiro is vehemently rejected by his father, despite pleading on behalf of his daughter and the gathering snow storm.
The film emphasizes the mercy shown by many characters, including the father Sugino towards the jilted fiancé Mitsuko, the ex-convicts Tsurikichi and Kamezo towards the family, and the butler towards Tsurikichi and Kamezo, in contrast against the stubborn rejection of the father towards his prodigal son.