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  • A Yellow Slave (1913)
  • Short | Short, Drama
A Yellow Slave (1913)
Short | Short, Drama
Ichimatsu, a reservist of the Japanese army, is engaged to Hatsu, the pretty daughter of a widowed restaurant keeper. On the eve of the wedding, war is declared with Russia and Ichimatsu is summoned to the front. He has a premonition of ...See moreIchimatsu, a reservist of the Japanese army, is engaged to Hatsu, the pretty daughter of a widowed restaurant keeper. On the eve of the wedding, war is declared with Russia and Ichimatsu is summoned to the front. He has a premonition of impending death and on the battlefield writes a letter extolling his parents to always take care of his little Hatsu. He entrusts it to his comrade-in-arms to mail in case he is killed. The Russian outposts fire. Ichimatsu falls and his comrade mails the letter. Hatsu's mother's restaurant is wiped out by fire. They are forced to take lodgings in a garret and to make matches for a living. They cannot earn enough to pay the rent and the landlord makes an offer. Hatsu sternly refuses, but when news comes of the death of her lover, she sacrifices herself to save her mother. The war over, Ichimatsu returns and learns of Hatsu's plight. He scorns his parents for not having looked after his fiancée, and rushes from them in anger, determined to locate her. Finding the tea-house where she is confined. Ichimatsu is shown the sad proof of Hatsu's sacrifice. He determines to save her at any cost. Hurrying home he gets enough money to buy her release. She is freed. They now seek that higher union, the binding of the souls beyond. "The hour has come," says Ichimatsu, and together and willingly they fill the sleeves of their kimonos with stones and walk into the water. When Hatsu can barely keep her head above water the lovers indulge in a last embrace, and then, quickly stepping forward, are swallowed up. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Gaston Méliès
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Updated Dec 8, 1913
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Dec 8, 1913 (United States)

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Tuga Arai
Ichimatsu Ichimatsu   See fewer
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Tori Audo
Hatsu, His Fiancée Hatsu, His Fiancée   See fewer
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Yazuki Mazuda
Ichimatsu's Father Ichimatsu's Father   See fewer
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Kui Machi
Ichimatsu's Mother Ichimatsu's Mother   See fewer
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