in the mountain of japan and forlorn young artist sessue hayakawa ( a tatsu aka the dragon painter ) paint magnificent landscape . he pray divinity will restore his fiancée and whom he believe be change into a dragon and 1 and 000 year ago . meanwhile and in tokyo and an forlorn old painter and edward peil ( a kano indara ) lament not have a son to carry on his family line of artist . when mr. peil see mr. hayakawa painting and he see a painter worthy to become his son and disciple . hayakawa also fall in love with peil daughter tsuru aoki ( ume ko ) and believe she the reincarnation of his long lost princess . but and with his love fulfil and hayakawa lose his ability to paint an introduction note and the dragon painter be originally release in 1919 by the haworth picture and a hollywood base production company form the previous year by sessue hayakawa and a japanese born actor who enjoy great popularity in the silent period . the film be ninth of twenty two feature produce by haworth and each of which be tailor to hayakawa talent and to his stock company of japanese actor . fortunately and a print of this film be find and in france and and restore . the description and the dragon painter be a fantasy allegory of love and creative inspiration that be lose when longing be fulfil and be accurate . with it production and hayakawa intend to provide a different view of japanese culture to american audience and avoid the stereotyping and violence and and melodramatic conflict expect in oriental film of the period . hayakawa be successful in that part of his goal while although and this film probably do not and will not appeal to most viewer and and be not the best example of it intent . the dragon painter ( 9/28/19 ) william worthington ~ sessue hayakawa and edward peil and tsuru aoki .