Hashimura Togo
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{{Infobox film
| name = Hashimura Togo
| image = Hashimura Togo poster - magazine - 1917.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Magazine advertisement
| director = William C. deMille
| producer = Jesse L. Lasky
| screenplay = Marion Fairfax
Wallace Irwin
| starring = Sessue Hayakawa
Florence Vidor
Mabel Van Buren
Walter Long
Tom Forman
Raymond Hatton
| music =
| cinematography = Charles Rosher
| editing =
| studio = Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1917|8|19}}
| runtime = 50 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Hashimura Togo is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by William C. deMille and written by Marion Fairfax and Wallace Irwin. The film stars Sessue Hayakawa, Florence Vidor, Mabel Van Buren, Walter Long, Tom Forman, and Raymond Hatton. The film was released on August 19, 1917, by Paramount Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/94392/Hashimura-Togo/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103224057/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/94392/Hashimura-Togo/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2015|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide|author=Janiss Garza|date=2015|title=Hashimura-Togo - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com|access-date=3 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=1&Movie=1906|title=Hashimura Togo|publisher=AFI|access-date=3 January 2015}}
Plot
Hashimura Togo (Sessue Hayakawa) takes responsibility for a problem done by his brother, and is then disowned by his family. He moves to New York and becomes a butler. Hashimura helps to expose a scam to steal money from his employer's daughter. After that he is also cleared of the problem that he was disowned for and heads back to Japan.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/hashimura-togo-vm40326|title=Hashimura Togo|publisher=allmovie.com|access-date=9 September 2023}}
Cast
{{castlist|
- Sessue Hayakawa as Hashimura Togo
- Florence Vidor as Corinne Reynolds
- Mabel Van Buren as Mrs. Reynolds
- Walter Long as Carlos Anthony
- Tom Forman as Dr. Garland
- Raymond Hatton as Reporter
- Ernest Joy as District Attorney
- Margaret Loomis as O. Noto San
- Kisaburo Kurihara as Awoko
- Horin Konishi as Nichi
}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Hashimura Togo}}
- {{IMDb title|0008049|Hashimura Togo}}
{{William C. deMille}}
Category:1910s English-language films
Category:Silent American comedy films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Films directed by William C. deMille
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:English-language comedy films
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