The Soul of Kura San

The Soul of Kura San
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Directed by	Edward LeSaint
Screenplay by	Charles Sarver
Story by	Frances Guihan
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Sessue Hayakawa Myrtle Stedman Tsuru Aoki George Webb Kisaburo Kurihara George Kuwa
Cinematography	Allen M. Davey
Production company	Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	October 30, 1916 (1916-10-30)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Soul of Kura San is a 1916 American drama silent film directed by Edward LeSaint and written by Charles Sarver. The film stars Sessue Hayakawa, Myrtle Stedman, Tsuru Aoki, George Webb, Kisaburo Kurihara and George Kuwa. The film was released on October 30, 1916, by Paramount Pictures. ^{[1] [2]}

Hayakawa received co-directing credit for his translation work during production, as the cast included many Japanese stage actors who did not speak English. ^[3]

Cast

• Sessue Hayakawa as Toyo
• Myrtle Stedman as Anne Willoughby
• Tsuru Aoki as Kura-San
• George Webb as Herbert Graham
• Kisaburô Kurihara as Naguchi
• George Kuwa as Oki

Preservation

With no prints of The Soul of Kura-San located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film. ^[4]

References

1. Janiss Garza. "Soul-of-Kura-San - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
2. "The Soul of Kura-San (1916) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
3. "The Soul of Kura-San". afi.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
4. "American Silent Feature Film Database: The Soul of Kura-San". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

External links

• The Soul of Kura San at IMDb