The Breath of the Gods (1920)
1h
Running Time
July 25, 1920Release Date
Plot.
While attending college in Washington, D.C., Yuki Onda, the daughter of a Japanese samurai, meets and falls in love with Pierre Le Beau, a diplomatic attaché. At the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, Pierre is sent to Japan as attaché to the Australian ambassador. When Yuki's father discovers his daughter's romance with a foreigner, he becomes enraged and betroths her to Prince Hagane for political reasons.
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Cast & Crew.
Tsuru Aoki
Yuki Onda
Stanhope Wheatcroft
Pierre Le Beau
Arthur Edmund Carewe
Prince Hagane (as Arthur Carewe)
Pat O'Malley
T. Caraway Dodge
J. Barney Sherry
Senator Todd (as Barney Sherry)
Marian Skinner
Mrs. Todd (as Marion Skinner)
Ethel Shannon
Gwendolyn
Misao Seki
Yuki's Father
Mai Wells
Yuki's Mother
Paul Weigel
Count Ronsard
Mary McNeil Fenollosa
Novel
Alfred Gosden
Director of Photography
Sidney McCall
Writer
Charles J. Wilson
Writer
Rollin S. Sturgeon
Director
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The Breath of the Gods is a 1920 American silent romantic drama film directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon and starring Tsuru Aoki. Set during the Russo-Japanese War, the film is based on the 1905 novel of the same name by Sidney McCall.