O Mimi San

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O Mimi San
Omimisan newspaper 1914.jpg
Newspaper listing including the film
Directed by Charles Miller
Written by Thomas H. Ince
Starring
Production
company
Domino Film Company
Release date
  • February 5, 1914 (1914-02-05)(USA)
Running time
20 mins.
LanguageEnglish

O Mimi San is a 1914 American short silent drama film directed by Charles Miller, featuring Tsuru Aoki in the title role and Sessue Hayakawa. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Cast

Preservation

A 35 mm film print of O Mimi San is held by the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York. [5] [6]

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References

  1. Miyao, Daisuke (7 March 2007). Sessue Hayakawa: Silent Cinema and Transnational Stardom. Duke University Press. p. 55. ISBN   978-0-8223-8982-8.
  2. Zhao, Xiaojian; Ph.D., Edward J.W. Park (26 November 2013). Asian Americans: An Encyclopedia of Social, Cultural, Economic, and Political History [3 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of Social, Cultural, Economic, and Political History. ABC-CLIO. p. 1387. ISBN   978-1-59884-240-1.
  3. Miyao, Daisuke (2013). The Oxford Handbook of Japanese Cinema. Oxford University Press. p. 153. ISBN   978-0-19-973166-4.
  4. Sharp, Jasper (13 October 2011). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 22. ISBN   978-0-8108-7541-8.
  5. "O Mimi San". eastman.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  6. Newsletter. George Eastman House. 1995.[ page needed ]