The Courageous Coward
31/03/1919
Sessue Hayakawa was making the transition from Asian villain to sympathetic hero in this picture. The plot is a combination of racial stereotypes that were common in the U.S. during the silent era and real-life situations experienced by Asians living Stateside. Hayakawa plays Suki Iota, a student who, while born and bred in America, wants a wife with traditional Japanese values. She appears in the form of Rei (Tsuru Aoki, Hayakawa's real-life wife), a singer who becomes known as the Japanese Nightingale.
Drama
Movie Information
Sessue Hayakawa
as Suki Iota
Tsuru Aoki
as Rei Oaki
Toyo Fujita
as Tangi
George Hernandez
as Big Bill Kirby
Francis McDonald
as Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)
Charles A. Post
as Cupid (as Buddy Post)
