Hashimura Togo

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.^[1][2]

Hashimura Togo
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Directed by	William C. deMille
Screenplay by	Marion Fairfax Wallace Irwin
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Sessue Hayakawa Florence Vidor Mabel Van Buren Walter Long Tom Forman Raymond Hatton
Cinematography	Charles Rosher
Production company	Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	August 19, 1917 (1917-08-19)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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.^[3]

Cast

• 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