Review of The Dragon Painter (1919) by James-Masaki R — 24 Jan 2011
Sessue Hayakawa did not want to make stereotypical Asian character-looking movies turned out by Hollywood in the silent era. He decided to make his own company, shoot authentically looking Japanese settings and customs without stereotypes, and "The Dragon Painter" is one of those films that plays as a love story, accessible to an American audience, but then again, not quite Japanese.
It is definitely worth seeing for its historical value of real Japanese-American cinema, something that is still very rare to these days.
This review of The Dragon Painter (1919) was written by James-Masaki R on 24 Jan 2011.
The Dragon Painter has generally received positive reviews.
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