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The Dragon Painter

  • 19191919
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 53m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
622
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The Dragon Painter (1919)
DramaRomance
A wild man and genius becomes a master painter's disciple, but loses his divine gift when he finds love.A wild man and genius becomes a master painter's disciple, but loses his divine gift when he finds love.A wild man and genius becomes a master painter's disciple, but loses his divine gift when he finds love.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
622
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • William Worthington
  • Writers
    • Richard Schayer(scenario)
    • Mary McNeil Fenollosa(based on the novel "The Dragon Painter" by)
  • Stars
    • Sessue Hayakawa
    • Tsuru Aoki
    • Edward Peil Sr.
  • Director
    • William Worthington
  • Writers
    • Richard Schayer(scenario)
    • Mary McNeil Fenollosa(based on the novel "The Dragon Painter" by)
  • Stars
    • Sessue Hayakawa
    • Tsuru Aoki
    • Edward Peil Sr.
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 16User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Sessue Hayakawa in The Dragon Painter (1919)
    Sessue Hayakawa in The Dragon Painter (1919)
    Sessue Hayakawa in The Dragon Painter (1919)
    Tsuru Aoki and Sessue Hayakawa in The Dragon Painter (1919)
    Tsuru Aoki and Sessue Hayakawa in The Dragon Painter (1919)
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    Sessue Hayakawa
    Sessue Hayakawa
    • Tatsu - The Dragon Painter
    Tsuru Aoki
    Tsuru Aoki
    • Ume-Ko
    Edward Peil Sr.
    Edward Peil Sr.
    • Kano Indara
    • (as Edward Peil)
    Toyo Fujita
    • Undobuchida 'Uchida'
    • Director
      • William Worthington
    • Writers
      • Richard Schayer(scenario)
      • Mary McNeil Fenollosa(based on the novel "The Dragon Painter" by)
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    • Trivia
      Tsuru Aoki (Ume-Ko) and Sessue Hayakawa (Tatsu) were married in real life.
    • Quotes

      Title Card: Suddenly... vision... or reality?

    • Alternate versions
      In March 1988, a preservation and restoration project was started by The National Center for Film and Video at The American Film Institute, in conjunction with The International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House and The Museum of Modern Art. It was completed in 1989. Milestone Film and Video added a music score by Mark Izu in its 50-minute release of 2005, with an extra 3 minutes added for restoration credits and explanatory remarks.

    User reviews16

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    9/10
    An artist obsessed with finding his princess...
    A mentally disturbed artist (Sessue Hayakawa), from the mountains of Japan, is convinced that his fiancee, a beautiful princess, has been captured and turned into a dragon. His obsession with his fictitious loss, leads to his artistic inspiration.

    It isn't until a young surveyor, (Toyo Fujita) comes across some of Tatsu's artwork, that his genius is discovered. The surveyor then informs the famous artist, Kano Indara about his discovery, who immediately agrees to meet Tatsu.

    Indara, his daughter Ume-Ko, and Undobuchida soon realise that they cannot persuade Tetsu to come down from the mountains to further his talent as an artist, without a ploy.

    Ume-Ko consequently dresses up as a Princess, and the promise of Tatsu being re-united with his long lost love, lures him into Kano Indara's house. Of course, the family realises that Tatsu has a lot of uncivilized and crazy habits which he needs to get rid of, if he is going to fit into civilized Japanese society.

    Overall, the movie is a very sweet and interesting piece. There is great use of color-tinting throughout the film, which perfectly reflects the mood and theme. Hayakawa does an awesome job at playing a madman- a good combination of dramatic and comical acting.

    Although it is not the best silent movie I've ever seen, it is definitely worth watching. It's a lovely little fairy tale which puts a smile on your face!
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    • sweetiedarling
    • Sep 1, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 28, 1919 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • Художник дракона
    • Filming locations
      • Coronado, California, USA(Japanese Tea Garden)
    • Production company
      • Haworth Pictures Corporation
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      53 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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