Acting
Tsuru Aoki
Born 1892-09-09
Tokyo, Empire of Japan [now Tokyo, Japan]
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Tsuru Aoki
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Decasia: The State of Decay
2002
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The Battle
1923
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The Dragon Painter
1919
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His Birthright
1918
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The Wrath of the Gods
1914
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Locked Lips
1920
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The Last of the Line
1914
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Alien Souls
1916
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The Soul of Kura San
1916
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The Gray Horizon
1919
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (30 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Decasia: The State of Decay | Self - Geisha (archive footage) | Movie | 2002 |
| Sen Yan’s Devotion | Sen Yan's Wife | Movie | 1924 | |
 | The Danger Line | Marquise Yorisaka | Movie | 1924 |
 | The Great Prince Shan | Nita | Movie | 1924 |
 | The Battle | La Marquise Yorisaka | Movie | 1923 |
 | Night Life in Hollywood | Self | Movie | 1922 |
 | Five Days to Live | Ko Ai | Movie | 1922 |
 | Black Roses | Blossom (as Tsura Aoki) | Movie | 1921 |
 | The Breath of the Gods | Yuki Onda | Movie | 1920 |
 | A Tokyo Siren | Asuti Hishuri | Movie | 1920 |
 | Locked Lips | Lotus Blossom | Movie | 1920 |
 | Bonds of Honor | Toku-ko (as Tsuri Aoki) | Movie | 1919 |
 | The Dragon Painter | Ume-Ko | Movie | 1919 |
 | The Gray Horizon | O Haru San | Movie | 1919 |
 | The Courageous Coward | Rei Oaki | Movie | 1919 |
 | A Heart in Pawn | Sada | Movie | 1919 |
 | His Birthright | Saki San | Movie | 1918 |
 | The Bravest Way | Sat-u | Movie | 1918 |
 | The Curse of Iku | Omi San | Movie | 1918 |
 | The Call of the East | O'Mitsu, His Sister | Movie | 1917 |
 | Each to His Kind | Princess Nada | Movie | 1917 |
 | The Soul of Kura San | Kura-San | Movie | 1916 |
 | The Honorable Friend | Toki-Ye | Movie | 1916 |
 | Alien Souls | Yuri Chan | Movie | 1916 |
 | The Chinatown Mystery | Woo | Movie | 1915 |
 | The Last of the Line | Girl at Riverside | Movie | 1914 |
 | The Typhoon | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1914 |
 | The Death Mask | Princess Nona | Movie | 1914 |
 | The Wrath of the Gods | Toya San | Movie | 1914 |
 | O Mimi san | O Mimi San | Movie | 1914 |