The Courageous Coward

Synopsis

Sessue Hayakawa was making the transition from Asian villain to sympathetic hero in this picture. The plot is a combination of racial stereotypes that were common in the U.S. during the silent era and real-life situations experienced by Asians living Stateside. Hayakawa plays Suki Iota, a student who, while born and bred in America, wants a wife with traditional Japanese values. She appears in the form of Rei (Tsuru Aoki, Hayakawa's real-life wife), a singer who becomes known as the Japanese Nightingale.

Main Cast

Sessue Hayakawa

Suki Iota

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

Tsuru Aoki

Rei Oaki

Age : 69 | Popularity : 3%

Toyo Fujita

Tangi

Age : 66 | Popularity : 3%

George Hernandez

Big Bill Kirby

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Francis McDonald

Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)

Age : 77 | Popularity : 8%

Charles A. Post

Cupid (as Buddy Post)

Age : 55 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	William Worthington
Writing	Writer	Frances Guihan
	Story	Thomas J. Geraghty
Camera	Director of Photography	Dal Clawson
Department	Role	Name

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