The Typhoon (1914)

Drama

Tokoramo, a Japanese diplomat on a mission to Paris, begins a love affair with Helene, a chorus girl, who subsequently rejects her American fiancé, Richard Bernisky. When the Japanese discover the affair, they try to force Tokoramo to end it, but Helene refuses to stop visiting him. One night, during one of her visits, Bernisky comes to Tokoramo's apartment and, while Helene hides, rebukes her to her lover. After Bernisky leaves, Tokoramo orders Helene out, but when he realizes his love for her, he calls her back. Suddenly, she rejects and insults him to the point that he strangles her. Tokoramo wants to confess his crime, but he must complete his work, and so his countrymen sacrifice a boy, Hironari, who pleads guilty to the murder and eventually is guillotined. In the end, Tokoramo also dies and his colleagues burn his valuable papers in order to protect Japan. -From the TCM.com Database, powered by the AFI.

Updated May 29 2020

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1914-10-10

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Runtime: 50 mins Rating: 0.0

Cast

Sessue Hayakawa

Tokorama

Frank Borzage

Renard Bernisky

Gladys Brockwell

Helene

Charles K. French

Herschel Mayall

Tsuru Aoki

Kisaburo Kurihara

Baron Joshikawa (as Thomas Kurihara)

Leona Hutton

Theresa

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