The Courageous Coward
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1919-03-31
Runtime: 50 mins
Director: William Worthington
Writer: Frances Guihan
Spoken language: No Language
Genres: Drama
Original title: The Courageous Coward
Production Companies: Haworth Pictures Corporation
Production Countries: United States of America
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