The Famine (1915)
Misao, daughter of poor Japanese farmer Ichii, is in love with Yoshiro, but consents to marry Toyomo, who pretends that he wishes to marry her, and offers her father one hundred yen as a dowry. Misao writes Yoshiro telling him that she is resolved to sacrifice her own happiness upon the altar of family needs. While Yoshiro is reading and brooding over the letter, old beggar Horisho finds him. Misao once helped Horisho by dividing her last crust with him during the famine; now Horisho determines to help the lovers. He goes to Toyomo's home and begs him for a hearing, but Toyomo kicks him out. That night while Toyomo makes advances to Misao and telling her of his deceit and how he doesn't intend to marry her, Horisho slips into the room and kills Toyomo, then tells Misao that Yoshiro awaits her by the fishing boat and that she must go while Horisho remains behind to aid her escape. Toyomo's servants, finding his body, call in the Japanese and a mob sets out for the beggar. He is killed but lives long enough to see Misao and Yoshiro safely in a boat out to sea.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| George Osborne | Director |
| Richard V. Spencer | Writer |
| Thomas H. Ince | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Sessue Hayakawa | |
| Tsuru Aoki | |
| KisaburĂ´ Kurihara | |
| Mr. Yamoto |
