1917 · 50 min · dramat

The Call of the East

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Opis filmu

Opis oryginalny: angielski

The son of an American businessman, Alan Hepburn, who made his fortune in Japan, resides in Tokyo with his Japanese mistress O'Mitsu. Alan's romance earns the enmity of O'Mitsu's brother Takada, who vows revenge on the American for dishonoring his sister. When Alan's half sister Shelia finds herself irresistibly drawn to Japan, Takada plans poetic justice by seducing the girl. Pretending to be Alan's friend, Takada invites the American to his island home where he then holds him captive. Shelia, learning of her brother's fate, follows him to the island. Dismayed upon discovering that Shelia is the mysterious woman who stole his heart at the Festival of Lanterns, Takada nevertheless intends to exact his revenge until the girl seeks refuge at the image of Kwannon, a sacred spot to the Japanese. Begging her forgiveness, Takada releases Alan and Shelia, but Shelia finds herself strangely drawn to her captor. When Alan informs her that her mother was Japanese, Shelia realizes that she is ...

Reżyseria i główne role

Reżyseria: George Melford

Główne role: Sessue HayaKawa jako Arai Takada, Tsuru Aoki jako O'Mitsu - Arai's Sister, Jack Holt jako Alan Hepburn, Margaret Loomis jako Sheila Hepburn, James Cruze jako Janzo, Ernest Joy jako Col. Bassett

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Beulah Marie Dix