Tsuru Aoki

Born: 1892-09-09

From Wikipedia Tsuru Aoki (September 9, 1892 – October 18, 1961) was a popular Japanese stage and screen actress whose career was most prolific 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.


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The Typhoon

as uncredited
Released: 1914-10-10

Tokoramo, a Japanese diplomat on a mission to Paris, begins a love affair with Helene, a chorus...

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His Birthright

as Saki San
Released: 1918-09-08

Yukio is illegal in the United States and is used by a gang of spies for their plans. Yukio must...

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The Dragon Painter

as Ume-Ko
Released: 1919-09-28

A wild man and genius becomes a master painter's disciple, but loses his divine gift when he...

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The Wrath of the Gods

as Toya San
Released: 1914-06-08

An American sailor falls in love with a fisherman's daughter and convinces her that Jesus is...

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Bonds of Honor

as Toku-ko (as Tsuri Aoki)
Released: 1919-10-04

In this picture, Sessue Hayakawa is in a dual role, playing twin brothers. One of them,...

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The Bravest Way

as Sat-u
Released: 1918-06-16

Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa was one of the most popular leading men in American silent...

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The Last of the Line

as Girl at Riverside
Released: 1914-12-24

Sioux leader Chief Gray Otter sends his son Tiah to the white man's school so that he can become...

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O Mimi san

as O Mimi San
Released: 1914-02-05

A silent melodrama from the very first series of American films to use a Japanese cast. The...

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The Courageous Coward

as Rei Oaki
Released: 1919-03-31

Sessue Hayakawa was making the transition from Asian villain to sympathetic hero in this...

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The Honorable Friend

as Toki-Ye
Released: 1916-08-27

Makino works for Kayosho, a Japanese curio dealer in America. To reward Makino's dedication,...

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Night Life in Hollywood

as Self
Released: 1922-11-15

A picture depicting the engrossing adventures of a small town youth in Hollywood and showing the...

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The Breath of the Gods

as Yuki Onda
Released: 1920-07-25

While attending college in Washington, D.C., Yuki Onda, the daughter of a Japanese samurai,...

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Black Roses

as Blossom (as Tsura Aoki)
Released: 1921-05-22

Japanese architect Yoda is hired as groundskeeper for retired criminal Benson Burleigh.

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The Death Mask

as Princess Nona
Released: 1914-09-25

A Native American warrior travels to a faraway tribe to find and defend a woman that haunts his...

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A Heart in Pawn

as Sada
Released: 1919-03-20

Toyama wants to go to college in America but his alcoholic father won't supply the funds. He...

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A Tokyo Siren

as Asuti Hishuri
Released: 1920-06-14

Dr. John Niblock is conducting research in Japan when he is called to revive Asuti Hishuri, who...

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The Call of the East

as O'Mitsu, His Sister
Released: 1917-10-15

While visiting Alan, who works in Tokyo, she attends a festival with her Japanese maid while...

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The Battle

as La Marquise Yorisaka
Released: 1923-12-23

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The Great Prince Shan

as Nita
Released: 1924-05-01

An assassinated Lord's daughter refuses to marry a Chinese prince but agrees to be his mistress.

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