The Willow Tree
The Romantic Fantasy of Old Japan Starring Dainty and Adorable VIOLA DANA
NR 1920 · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama
After Ned Hamilton is rejected by his girlfriend, he travels to Japan where he hears an old legend about the Willow Tree Princess, who kills herself so that her lover will go off to battle. When he makes a purchase from Tomotada, an image maker, he meets his pretty daughter O-Riu, and they recreate the events of the legend.
Directed by Henry Otto · Written by June Mathis
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Viola Dana O-Riu -
Edward Connelly Tomotada -
Pell Trenton Ned Hamilton -
Harry Dunkinson Jeoffrey Fuller -
Alice Wilson Mary Fuller - F Frank Tokunaga John Charles Goto
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Togo Yamamoto Itomudo -
George Kuwa Kimura -
Tom Ricketts Priest - Y Yutaka Abe Nogo
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