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Tsuru Aoki

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1892-09-09

Day of Death

1961-10-18

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Empire of Japan [now Tokyo, Japan]

Tsuru Aoki

Biography

From Wikipedia Tsuru Aoki (September 9, 1892 – October 18, 1961) was a popular Japanese stage and screen actress whose career was most prolific during the silent film era of the 1910s through the 1920s. Aoki may have been the first Asian actress to garner top-billing in American motion pictures.

Filmography (30)

⭐ 6.5 Role: Self - Geisha (archive footage)

Decasia: The State of Decay

2002
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⭐ 10.0 Role: Sen Yan's Wife

Sen Yan’s Devotion

1924
⭐ 8.0 Role: Marquise Yorisaka

The Danger Line

1924
⭐ 10.0 Role: Nita

The Great Prince Shan

1924
⭐ 10.0 Role: La Marquise Yorisaka

The Battle

1923
⭐ 8.0 Role: Self

Night Life in Hollywood

1922
⭐ 9.0 Role: Ko Ai

Five Days to Live

1922
⭐ 9.0 Role: Blossom (as Tsura Aoki)

Black Roses

1921
⭐ 7.0 Role: Yuki Onda

The Breath of the Gods

1920
⭐ 10.0 Role: Asuti Hishuri

A Tokyo Siren

1920
⭐ 7.0 Role: Lotus Blossom

Locked Lips

1920
⭐ 8.0 Role: Toku-ko (as Tsuri Aoki)

Bonds of Honor

1919
⭐ 6.5 Role: Ume-Ko

The Dragon Painter

1919
⭐ 9.0 Role: O Haru San

The Gray Horizon

1919
⭐ 8.0 Role: Rei Oaki

The Courageous Coward

1919