" Typhoon " ( eng. The Typhoon ) - an American feature film , shot in 1914 under the direction of Thomas Ince .
| Typhoon | |
|---|---|
| The typhoon | |
| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Reginald Barker |
| Producer | Thomas Ince |
| Author script | |
| In the main cast | Sesshu Hayakawa Gladys Brockwell |
| Film company | New York Motion Picture Corporation |
| Duration | 50 min |
| A country |  USA |
| Tongue | silent movie |
| Year | 1914 |
| IMDb | ID 0004740 |
Content
Story
The main character, who came from Japan , lives in Paris , where he is preparing a secret military report. He is the responsible representative of the samurai group. The heroine ( Parisian ) falls in love with him. Japanese attachment seems to her the most valuable thing she has in life. She guesses about his secret mission and tries to distract the Japanese from her with her charms. But in the end they quarrel. In the heat of quarrel, the protagonist inadvertently kills a young woman.
Compatriots cover the crime of the Japanese, for he alone can finish the secret report. A young man who has recently come from Japan and is unable to do this job is forced to take the blame, and he is going to be executed. As for the real killer, his heart is broken, and he soon dies, having completed his report.
Artistic features
- "..." Typhoon "has one cinematic advantage: in it, following the example of Danish films, a terrible natural disaster coincides with the highest voltage of dramatic action ..." [1]
Cast
- Sesshu Hayakawa - Tokorama
- Gladys Brockwell - Helen
- Tzura Aoki
- Frank Borzeigi
- Henry Kotani - Hironari
- Leona Hatton - Teresa
Notes
- ↑ J. Sadul . The general history of cinema. Volume 1. - M.: "Art", 1958.