A Tokyo Siren
A Tokyo Siren (also known as A Tokio Siren) is a 1920[1] American silent drama film directed by Norman Dawn and starring Tsuru Aoki,[2] Jack Livingston, Goro Kino, Toyo Fujita and Arthur Jasmine. The film was based on Gwendolyn Logan's story "Cayonara."[3]
| A Tokyo Siren | |
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| Directed by | Norman Dawn |
| Written by | Gwendolyn Logan Doris Schroeder |
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| Cinematography | Thomas Rae |
Production company | Universal Film Manufacturing Company |
Release date | June 1920 |
| Country | United States |
Plot
A young American doctor is in Tokyo trying to heal his heartbreak after being jilted by his lover. Just as he is about to return to his home country, he decides to help a young Japanese woman escape a bad situation by making her legally his wife. When the doctor arrives in America, his former lover returns, and is sad to find that he is married. Meanwhile, the young woman begins to fall for the doctor's Japanese assistant.[3][4]
Cast
- Tsuru Aoki as Asuti Hishuri
- Jack Livingston (billed as Jack Livingstone) as Dr. Niblock
- Goro Kino as Hakami
- Toyo Fujita as Hishuri
- Arthur Jasmine as Ito
- Peggy Pearce as Ethel
- Florence Hart as Amelia Niblock
- Frederick Vroom as Mr. Chandler
- Dorothy Hipp as Matsu
References
- Rowe, Denise (2004). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895-1930. Routledge. ISBN 978-0789018434.
- Japanese Studies Around the World. International Research Center for Japanese Studies. 2004. p. 296.
- "A Tokio Siren". Ness County News. 1 Oct 1921. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- "Tsuru Aoki in 'Atokio Siren'". Times Herald. 6 Aug 1920. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
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