The Soul of Kura San (1916)

Directed by

Edward LeSaint

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

50 min

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A Japanese woman in America faces a conflict between her cultural traditions and her love for a man. The story follows her personal struggle and the choices she makes.

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What happens

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. Hayakawa received co-directing credit for his translation work during production, as the cast included many Japanese stage actors who did not speak English. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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