The Dragon Painter
E1045060
The Dragon Painter is a 1919 silent romantic drama film starring Sessue Hayakawa as a tormented Japanese artist whose obsession with a mythical dragon transforms when he believes he has found its human incarnation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Dragon Painter canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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black-and-white film ⓘ feature film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Dragon Painter (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Mary McNeil Fenollosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Tatsu
NERFINISHED
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Ume-ko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Frank D. Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | William Worthington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Robertson-Cole Distributing Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic drama
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silent drama ⓘ |
| hasFilmStarCouple | Sessue Hayakawa and Tsuru Aoki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeadCharacterOccupation | painter ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
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DVD ⓘ |
| includedIn | National Film Registry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterTrait | tormented artist ⓘ |
| musicForRestoration | Mark Izu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Japanese art and folklore in a Hollywood production
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prominent roles for Japanese actors in early American cinema ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film (English intertitles) ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A reclusive Japanese artist obsessed with a mythical dragon believes he has found the dragon’s human incarnation in a woman, transforming his life and art. ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved ⓘ |
| producer |
Haworth Pictures Corporation
NERFINISHED
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Sessue Hayakawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Haworth Pictures Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| registryReason | culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant ⓘ |
| registrySelectionYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1919-09-28 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1919 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 53 ⓘ |
| setting | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Arthur Shirley
NERFINISHED
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Edward Peil Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Goro Kino NERFINISHED ⓘ Sessue Hayakawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyama Kishi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsuru Aoki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
art and inspiration
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love as transformative force ⓘ obsession ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
Richard Schayer
NERFINISHED
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Sidney Gilliat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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