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His Birthright

1918 · 47 min

A melodramatic silent-era drama of espionage and family secrets, with a tense, earnest tone and a redemptive arc.

Directed by
William Worthington
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sessue Hayakawa, Marin Sais, Tsuru Aoki
Overview
Yukio is illegal in the United States and is used by a gang of spies for their plans. Yukio must steal secret documents from an admiral. When he's submitting the documents to the gang, he realizes what he has done and claims the documents back. A struggle follows.

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Directed by
William Worthington
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sessue Hayakawa, Marin Sais, Tsuru Aoki
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • family
  • redemption
  • war
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
William Worthington
Written by
Frances Guihan
Starring
Sessue Hayakawa, Marin Sais, Tsuru Aoki, Sidney De Gray, Harry von Meter, Mayme Kelso, Mary Anderson, Howard Davies
Runtime
47 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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