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The Dragon Painter on 35mm at Chicago Film Society
The Dragon Painter on 35mm at Chicago Film Society
Live musical accompaniment by MIYUMI Project Japanese Experimental Ensemble Sessue Hayakawa was an unlikely star in early Hollywood, a Japanese actor who became a beloved matinee idol in an era of intense anti-Asian prejudice. Frequently typecast in roles that trafficked in exotic stereotypes (and not always Asian ones), Hayakawa eventually set up his own production company, Haworth […]