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Availability: Disc Set - This title is part of a multi-film set. Please see PURCHASING OPTIONS below to purchase. Director: William Worthington Released: 1919 [USA] Genre: Drama Keywords:  Artist || Japan / Japanese

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The Dragon Painter / The Wrath Of The Gods [DOUBLE FEATURE]

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Plot:	Sessue Hayakawa (Academy Award nominee for "The Bridge On The River Kwai") stars as a reclusive Japanese artist whose mental instability threatens the harmony of his household. Copyright © 2000+ HKFlix, all rights reserved. No part of this text may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from HKFlix.
Overview:	Sessue Hayakawa was one of the great stars of the silent cinema. In many films he played a dashing, romantic lead - a rarity for Asian actors in Hollywood, even today. Hayakawa became so popular and powerful that he was able to start Haworth Pictures to control his own destiny. THE DRAGON PAINTER was the finest of the Haworth productions. Beautifully acted, gorgeously shot (with Yosemite Valley filling in for the Japanese landscape), and lovingly directed, the film is an absolute marvel. Hayakawa plays Tatsu, an artist living as a hermit in the wilds of Japan. Thought mad by the local villagers, he believes that his princess fiancée has been captured by a dragon. His obsession leads to artistic inspiration. It isn't until a surveyor comes across Tatsu in the mountains that his genius is discovered. The surveyor informs the famed artist Kano Indara about his discovery. Kano is desperate to find a male heir to teach his art, but when Tatsu meets Kano's daughter (played by Hayakawa's wife, Tsuru Aoki) and sees only his lost princess, a clash of wills brings the household to the brink of disaster.
Cast:	Sessue Hayakawa  ||  Tsuru Aoki  ||  Toyo Fujita (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	53 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Silent (Dolby Digital 2.0 - Stereo - New Score by Mark Izu)
Subtitles:	ENGLISH (Intertitles)
Distributor:	New Yorker Video/Milestone  [A USA-Based Distributor]
Rating:	UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board."
Features:	Full Screen Stereo Black & White New Score by Mark Izu Newly Restored