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.
Tsuru Aoki has 30 screen credits in a career dating back to 1914. Signature works include Decasia: The State of Decay, The Breath of the Gods, A Tokyo Siren. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
