The Breath of the Gods (1920)
While attending college in Washington, D.C., Yuki Onda, the daughter of a Japanese samurai, meets and falls in love with Pierre Le Beau, a diplomatic attaché. At the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, Pierre is sent to Japan as attaché to the Australian ambassador. When Yuki's father discovers his daughter's romance with a foreigner, he becomes enraged and betroths her to Prince Hagane for political reasons.
Director: Rollin S. Sturgeon
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Tsuru Aoki as Yuki Onda |
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Stanhope Wheatcroft as Pierre Le Beau |
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Arthur Edmund Carewe as Prince Hagane (as Arthur Carewe) |
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Pat O'Malley as T. Caraway Dodge |
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J. Barney Sherry as Senator Todd (as Barney Sherry) |
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Marian Skinner as Mrs. Todd (as Marion Skinner) |
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Ethel Shannon as Gwendolyn |
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Misao Seki as Yuki's Father |
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Mai Wells as Yuki's Mother |
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Paul Weigel as Count Ronsard |
| Writing | Mary McNeil Fenollosa | Novel |
| Camera | Alfred Gosden | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Charles J. Wilson | Writer |
| Directing | Rollin S. Sturgeon | Director |
| Production | Corley Z. Ito | Producer |
| Art | Corley Z. Ito | Art Direction |