The Breath of the Gods

The Breath of the Gods

60 mins | Drama | July 25, 1920

While attending college in Washington, D.C., Yuki Onda, the daughter of a Japanese samurai, meets and falls in love with Pierre Le Beau, a diplomatic attaché. At the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, Pierre is sent to Japan as attaché to the Australian ambassador. When Yuki's father discovers his daughter's romance with a foreigner, he becomes enraged and betroths her to Prince Hagane for political reasons.

The Breath of the Gods

60 mins | Drama | July 25, 1920

The Breath of the Gods
While attending college in Washington, D.C., Yuki Onda, the daughter of a Japanese samurai, meets and falls in love with Pierre Le Beau, a diplomatic attaché. At the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, Pierre is sent to Japan as attaché to the Australian ambassador. When Yuki's father discovers his daughter's romance with a foreigner, he becomes enraged and betroths her to Prince Hagane for political reasons.
Producers Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Original title The Breath of the Gods
Directors Rollin S. Sturgeon
Writers Charles J. Wilson, Mary McNeil Fenollosa

Cast

Tsuru Aoki

as Yuki Onda

Stanhope Wheatcroft

as Pierre Le Beau

Arthur Edmund Carewe

as Prince Hagane (as Arthur Carewe)

Pat O'Malley

as T. Caraway Dodge

J. Barney Sherry

as Senator Todd (as Barney Sherry)

Marian Skinner

as Mrs. Todd (as Marion Skinner)

Ethel Shannon

as Gwendolyn

Misao Seki

as Yuki's Father

Mai Wells

as Yuki's Mother

Paul Weigel

as Count Ronsard