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Banzai (1913)
Short | 22 min | Short, Drama

Banzai (1913)

Short | 22 min | Short, Drama

Lieutenant Banks, of the United States Army, on special service in Japan, secretly courts Mirami, the daughter of a Samurai. Osaki, her brother, discovers the situation and warns his sister against the American. Banks is ordered back to ...See moreLieutenant Banks, of the United States Army, on special service in Japan, secretly courts Mirami, the daughter of a Samurai. Osaki, her brother, discovers the situation and warns his sister against the American. Banks is ordered back to America, and tells Mirami to be faithful and he will send for her. A year passes, and Lieutenant Banks marries an American girl, while Mirami still faithfully believes that he will return to her and her infant. She has been disowned by her father, and is living alone with a servant. The United States Ambassador writes to Banks, telling him about the child, and he replies, "I was shocked and surprised to bear the news. I want to do all I can for the baby. Explain to Mirami the social barrier that prevented my marrying her. Beg her to send the baby to me that I may look out for his future. Cable me result." Osaki has been ordered to America in the secret service of his country, and he plots with his sister for revenge on Banks. She complies with Banks' request and sends the baby to him, but travels on the same boat, disguised as a man, accompanied by Osaki. In California Osaki secures employment as a fisherman, while Mirami is engaged by Lieutenant Banks as servant. Her face touches his memory, hut in her disguise he does not recognize her. While in Japan Banks has secured maps of great value, and Osaki seeks to recover them. In the dead of night Mirami enters his room and secures the papers, passing them to her brother on the outside, through a window. Banks hears a slight noise and sees the figures in the darkness. He fires and mortally wounds Mirami, while Osaki makes his escape. The dying girl is carried to a bed, and Banks learns her identity. His wife comes into the room, bat Mirami has lapsed into the coma of death. Banks is alone with her as she expires, and falls to his knees by her side in a paroxysm of grief. Far away, safe from pursuit, Osaki destroys the papers he has traveled so far to secure. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Stanton Actor Actor See fewer	Graft (1915)
William Clifford Actor Actor See fewer	The Hidden Law (1916)
Sherman Bainbridge Actor Actor See fewer	The Raid of the Human Tigers (1913)
Alma Rubens Mirami - Daughter of a Samurai Mirami - Daughter of a Samurai See fewer	The Rejected Woman (1924)