The Sun Rises from the East
The Japanese debut film of silent-era star Sessue Hayakawa, in which he not only starred but directed.
The Japanese debut film of silent-era star Sessue Hayakawa, in which he not only starred but directed.
Sessue Hayakawa
Kenji
Kinuyo Tanaka
Miyoko
Shigeru Ogura
Kinkō
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Akiko (Miyoko's sister)
Tatsuo Saitō
Miyamoto (Lawyer)
Shinichi Himori
Seikichi
Jun Arai
Garage Keeper
Jiro Shirota
Reikichi Kawamura
The Japanese debut film of silent-era star Sessue Hayakawa, in which he not only starred but directed.
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