Hashimura Togo

1917 American film

August 19, 1917 (1917-08-19)

Running time

50 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Hashimura Togo is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by William C. deMille and written by Marion Fairfax and Wallace Irwin. The film stars Sessue Hayakawa, Florence Vidor, Mabel Van Buren, Walter Long, Tom Forman, and Raymond Hatton. The film was released on August 19, 1917, by Paramount Pictures.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Hashimura Togo (Sessue Hayakawa) takes responsibility for a problem done by his brother, and is then disowned by his family. He moves to New York and becomes a butler. Hashimura helps to expose a scam to steal money from his employer's daughter. After that he is also cleared of the problem that he was disowned for and heads back to Japan.^[3]

Cast

Sessue Hayakawa as Hashimura Togo
Florence Vidor as Corinne Reynolds
Mabel Van Buren as Mrs. Reynolds
Walter Long as Carlos Anthony
Tom Forman as Dr. Garland
Raymond Hatton as Reporter
Ernest Joy as District Attorney
Margaret Loomis as O. Noto San
Kisaburo Kurihara as Awoko
Horin Konishi as Nichi

References

^ Janiss Garza (2015). "Hashimura-Togo - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
^ "Hashimura Togo". AFI. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
^ "Hashimura Togo". allmovie.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.