Tsuru Aoki

Tsuru Aoki

Known for

Acting

Born

September 9, 1892

Birthplace

Tokyo, Empire of Japan [now Tokyo, Japan]

Died

October 18, 1961 (aged 69)

Biography

From Wikipedia

Tsuru Aoki (September 9, 1892 – October 18, 1961) was a popular Japanese stage and screen actress whose career was most prolific during the silent film era of the 1910s through the 1920s. Aoki may have been the first Asian actress to garner top-billing in American motion pictures.

Best known work

Decasia: The State of Decay

Decasia: The State of Decay

2002

The Dragon Painter

The Dragon Painter

1919

The Wrath of the Gods

The Wrath of the Gods

1914

The Last of the Line

The Last of the Line

1914

His Birthright

His Birthright

1918

The Death Mask

The Death Mask

1914

Night Life in Hollywood

Night Life in Hollywood

1922

The Courageous Coward

The Courageous Coward

1919

The Great Prince Shan

The Great Prince Shan

1924

The Battle

The Battle

1923

Filmography

2002
Decasia: The State of Decay
as Self - Geisha (archive footage)
1924
Sen Yan’s Devotion
as Sen Yan's Wife
1924
The Danger Line
as Marquise Yorisaka
1924
The Great Prince Shan
as Nita
1923
The Battle
as La Marquise Yorisaka
1922
Night Life in Hollywood
as Self
1922
Five Days to Live
as Ko Ai
1921
Black Roses
as Blossom (as Tsura Aoki)
1920
The Breath of the Gods
as Yuki Onda
1920
A Tokyo Siren
as Asuti Hishuri
1920
Locked Lips
as Lotus Blossom
1919
Bonds of Honor
as Toku-ko (as Tsuri Aoki)
1919
The Dragon Painter
as Ume-Ko
1919
The Gray Horizon
as O Haru San
1919
The Courageous Coward
as Rei Oaki
1919
A Heart in Pawn
as Sada
1918
His Birthright
as Saki San
1918
The Bravest Way
as Sat-u
1918
The Curse of Iku
as Omi San
1917
The Call of the East
as O'Mitsu, His Sister
1917
Each to His Kind
as Princess Nada
1916
The Soul of Kura San
as Kura-San
1916
The Honorable Friend
as Toki-Ye
1916
Alien Souls
as Yuri Chan
1915
The Chinatown Mystery
as Woo