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The Dragon Painter ()

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A wild man and genius becomes a master painter's disciple, but loses his divine gift when he finds love.
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Tatsu - The Dragon Painter
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Ume-Ko
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Kano Indara (as Edward Peil)
Toyo Fujita ...
Undobuchida 'Uchida'

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William Worthington

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Richard Schayer ... (scenario) (as E. Richard Schayer)
 
Mary McNeil Fenollosa ... (based on the novel "The Dragon Painter" by)

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Mark Izu ... (2005 release)

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Frank D. Williams ... (cameraman)

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Milton Menasco ... (art direction)

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George W. Stout ... general manager (uncredited)

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Scott Koué ... re-recording mixer (2005 release)

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Scott Koué ... music editor: 2005 release

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John E. Allen ... special thanks (1988 restoration)
Nancy Araki ... special thanks (1988 restoration)
Allan Bobey ... special thanks (1988 restoration)
John Kuiper ... special thanks (1988 restoration)
Walter Lew ... special thanks (1988 restoration)
Robert Mayer ... special thanks (1988 restoration)
George Pratt ... special thanks (1988 restoration)
Herbert Reynolds ... special thanks (1988 restoration)
Elias Savada ... special thanks (1988 restoration)
Christina Spilsbury ... special thanks (1988 restoration)
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Plot Summary

Tatsu is a slightly-delusional painter who lives in the wilderness. He spends his days painting nothing but the image of his love, a princess he believes has been incarnated as a dragon. His work is noticed by a servant of Kano Indara, an aging master painter who has no male heir or disciple to whom to pass his skills. The servant brings Tatsu to Indara under the belief that Indara can help him find his princess in exchange for allowing Indara to pass his knowledge on to him. Once there, Tatsu is led to believe that Indara's daughter, Ume Ko, is the princess. Tatsu agrees to stay, but now that he has found his love he no longer has the inspiration to paint the masterpieces that he once produced. Ume Ko pretends to kill herself so that Tatsu can once again find inspiration through his sorrow, and once he regains this she reveals herself to him. He has learned that "love must be a slave to art", and they live out the rest of their days together, with Tatsu painting her as he once did. Written by page8701

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Taglines SEE the Cave-Man Artist and His Dragon Maid Bride. The Famous Japanese Tea Gardens at Coronado. SEE a Japanese Maiden Taming a Wild Man of the Mountains. Beautiful Night Scenes in the Kingdom of Flowers. (Print Ad-Schenectady Gazette, ((Schenectady, NY)) 11 November 1919) See more »
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Also Known As
  • O Pintor de Dragões (Portugal)
  • Il pittore dei draghi (Italy)
  • Художник дракона (Russia)
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Trivia Tsuru Aoki (Ume-Ko) and Sessue Hayakawa (Tatsu) were married in real life. See more »
Quotes Title Card: Suddenly... vision... or reality?
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