| Gyakuryu | |
| Director: | Buntaro Futagawa |
| Narrator: | Midori Sawato |
| Starring: | Tsumasaburo Bando Benisaburo Kataoka Kanzaburo Arashi Teruko Makino |
| Cinematography: | Saichiro Hashimoto |
| Distributor: | Digital Meme |
| Runtime: | 28 minutes |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
is a 1924 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Buntaro Futagawa.[1] [2] Often acclaimed as the predecessor to Orochi, it tells the tale of a nihilistic samurai,[3] played by Tsumasaburo Bando whose mother is killed, whose sister is used and deceived and who loses the only love of his life.