Hashimura Togo

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Hashimura Togo
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Directed by William C. deMille
Screenplay by Marion Fairfax
Wallace Irwin
Produced by Jesse L. Lasky
Starring Sessue Hayakawa
Florence Vidor
Mabel Van Buren
Walter Long
Tom Forman
Raymond Hatton
Cinematography Charles Rosher
Production
company
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • August 19, 1917 (1917-08-19)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Hashimura Togo is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by William C. deMille and written by Marion Fairfax and Wallace Irwin. The film stars Sessue Hayakawa, Florence Vidor, Mabel Van Buren, Walter Long, Tom Forman, and Raymond Hatton. The film was released on August 19, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2]

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Plot

Hashimura Togo (Sessue Hayakawa) takes responsibility for a problem done by his brother, and is then disowned by his family. He moves to New York and becomes a butler. Hashimura helps to expose a scam to steal money from his employer's daughter. After that he is also cleared of the problem that he was disowned for and heads back to Japan. [3]

Cast

References

  1. Janiss Garza (2015). "Hashimura-Togo - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  2. "Hashimura Togo". AFI. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  3. "Hashimura Togo". allmovie.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.