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]
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| Directed by | Norman Dawn |
| Written by | Gwendolyn Logan Doris Schroeder |
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| Cinematography | Thomas Rae |
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| Country | United States |
The final scenes of the film were shot on location on Catalina Island.[4]
Plot
editA 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][5]
Cast
edit- 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
Preservation
editComplete prints of A Tokio Siren are held by the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the National Archives of Canada in Ottawa.[6]
References
edit- ^ 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 b "A Tokio Siren". Ness County News. October 1, 1921. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "A Tokio Siren". afi.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "Tsuru Aoki in 'Atokio Siren'". Times Herald. August 6, 1920. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: A Tokio Siren". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
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