The Soul of Kura San
| The Soul of Kura San | |
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 Newspaper advertisement | |
| Directed by | Edward LeSaint |
| Screenplay by | Charles Sarver |
| Story by | Frances Guihan |
| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky |
| Starring | Sessue Hayakawa Myrtle Stedman Tsuru Aoki George Webb Kisaburo Kurihara George Kuwa |
| Cinematography | Allen M. Davey |
Production company | Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Soul of Kura San is a 1916 American drama silent film directed by Edward LeSaint and written by Charles Sarver. The film stars Sessue Hayakawa, Myrtle Stedman, Tsuru Aoki, George Webb, Kisaburo Kurihara and George Kuwa. The film was released on October 30, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
Hayakawa received co-directing credit for his translation work during production, as the cast included many Japanese stage actors who did not speak English.[3]
Plot[edit]
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Cast[edit]
- Sessue Hayakawa as Toyo
- Myrtle Stedman as Anne Willoughby
- Tsuru Aoki as Kura-San
- George Webb as Herbert Graham
- Kisaburô Kurihara as Naguchi
- George Kuwa as Oki
Preservation[edit]
With no prints of The Soul of Kura-San located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Janiss Garza. "Soul-of-Kura-San - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "The Soul of Kura-San (1916) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "The Soul of Kura-San". afi.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: The Soul of Kura-San". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
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Categories:
- 1916 films
- 1910s English-language films
- Silent American drama films
- 1916 drama films
- Paramount Pictures films
- Films directed by Edward LeSaint
- American black-and-white films
- American silent feature films
- Lost American drama films
- Japan in non-Japanese culture
- 1916 lost films
- 1910s American films
- English-language drama films
- 1910s drama film stubs