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Lotus Blossom (1921)

Lotus Blossom poster
Directed by
James B. Leong, Francis J. Grandon
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film tells a story of love and sacrifice set against a background of Chinese and Japanese cultures. A young woman must navigate family duty and personal desire.

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What happens

Lotus Blossom (also known as 蓮の花 in Japanese or Hachisunohana in Hepburn romanization or Lian hua xin chu xi and Daughter of Heaven) is a 1921 Chinese-Japanese film written and directed by Shanghai-born Japanese actor James B. Leong and Frank Grandon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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