''A Tokyo Siren'' (also known as A Tokio Siren) is a 1920 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Norman Dawn Norman O. Dawn (25 May 1884 – 2 February 1975) was an early American film director. He made several improvements on the matte shot to apply it to motion picture, and was the first director to use rear projection in film production. Dawn's in ...

and starring

Tsuru Aoki was a Japanese stage and screen actress whose career was most prolific in the United States during the silent film era of the 1910s through the 1920s. Aoki may have been the first Asian actress to garner top billing in American motion pictures. ...

Jack Livingston Jack Livingston (born Harold Antill Livingston; November 29, 1885 – February 27, 1944) was a film actor in the United States. He starred in several films including alongside Jane Novak in '' The Golden Trail''. He appeared in at least 44 feat ...

, Goro Kino, Toyo Fujita and

Arthur Jasmine Arthur Jasmine (April 4, 1899 in St. Paul, Minnesota – August 19, 1954 in Los Angeles, California) was an American film actor. Biography Jasmine began his career as a child actor at Essanay Studios in Niles, California. He appeared in 22 ...

. The film was based on

Gwendolyn Logan Gwendolyn Logan was a British-born American actress and screenwriter. Career Born in Bellary, British India, she co-wrote the 1916 British film '' East Is East'', and the 1920 American film, ''A Tokyo Siren''. Acting roles included an uncredite ...

's story "Cayonara."

Plot

A young American doctor is in Tokyo trying to heal his heartbreak after being jilted by his lover. Just as he is about to return to his home country, he decides to help a young Japanese woman escape a bad situation by making her legally his wife. When the doctor arrives in America, his former lover returns, and is sad to find that he is married. Meanwhile, the young woman begins to fall for the doctor's Japanese assistant.

Cast

as Asuti Hishuri *

(billed as Jack Livingstone) as Dr. Niblock * Goro Kino as Hakami * Toyo Fujita as Hishuri *

as Ito * Peggy Pearce as Ethel * Florence Hart as Amelia Niblock *

Frederick Vroom Frederick Vroom (11 November 1857 – 24 June 1942) was a Canadian actor of the silent film era. Vroom appeared in more than 70 films between 1912 and 1939, mostly in supporting roles and bit parts. He played featured roles in Buster Keaton' ...

as Mr. Chandler * Dorothy Hipp as Matsu

References

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* 1920 films American silent feature films 1920 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Norman Dawn Universal Pictures films American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub