The dragon painter

The Resource The dragon painter
Label
The dragon painter
Statement of responsibility
Milestone Film & Video ; a preservation and restoration project of The National Center for Film and Video Preservation at The American Film Institute, in conjunction with The International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House and the Museum of Modern Art
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • Restoration of "The dragon painter", full-length 1919 feature in which Hayakawa plays Tatsu, a wild youth living in the mountain forests of Japan, spending all his time painting. Although Tatsu creates beautiful art, local villagers believe that he is insane, as he claims that he has a beloved princess fiancaee who has been turned into a dragon. When an renowned-but-aging artist hears of the young hermit's talent , Tatsu is brought to civilization with the hope that he will both become the student of the old artist and marry the elderly man's daughter to continue the family lineage and traditions
  • Restoration of "The wrath of the gods or the destruction of Sakura-Jima", Thomas Ince's full-length 1914 feature film as a restored tinted print featuring Hayakawa as the patriarch of a family carrying a curse
  • "Screen snapshots" a 1921 comedy short teaming Hayakawa with silver screen legend "Fatty" Arbuckle, as a pair of fresh army recruits and their drill seargent, played by Charles Murray
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Member of
Cataloging source
HCO
Characteristic
videorecording
Dewey number
791.43/72
Language note
Silent, with English subtitles
LC call number
PN1995.75
LC item number
.D73466 2008
PerformerNote
  • Cast for The dragon painter: Sessue Hayakawa, Tsuru Aoki, Edward Piel, Toyo Fujita
  • Cast for The wrath of the gods or the destruction of Sakura-Jima: Sessue Hayakawa, Tsuru Aoki, Frank Borzage
  • Cast for Screen snapshots: Sessue Hayakawa, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Charles Murray
Runtime
53
Series statement
Milestone cinematheque
Technique
live action
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