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Toshia Mori (January 1, 1912 – November 26, 1995) was a Japanese born actress, who had a brief career in American films during the 1930s. Born as Toshia Ichioka in Kyoto, Mori moved to the United States when she was ten years old. ==Early life and career== She began her film career in the late 1920s in silent films as a teenager. In ''Mr. Wu'' (1927) she was credited as Toshia Ichioka. In ''Streets of Shanghai'' (1927), she was credited as Toshiye Ichioka. In ''The Man Without a Face''〔( The Man Without a Face (1928) ). IMDb.〕 she was also credited as Toshiye Ichioka. (The film is presumed lost.)〔. silentera.com〕 Finally, she entered the sound era as Toshia Mori. She played Miss Ling, in ''The Hatchet Man'' (1932).〔Hall, Mordaunt. (1932-02-04) (Review of ''The Hatchet Man'' ). Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved on 2013-09-30.〕 In the same year, she played another Chinese character, "Butterfly", in ''Roar of the Dragon'', an action-melodrama produced by David O. Selznick. The storyline consisted of a group of Occidentals turning to an alcoholic riverboat captain Chauncey Carson (Richard Dix) for help when they are trapped at a hotel in a Mandarin town under siege.〔(Review of ''Roar of the Dragon'' ). Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved on 2013-09-30.〕 In 1932, Toshia became the only Asian and non-Caucasian actress to be selected as a WAMPAS Baby Star, an annual list of young and promising film actresses.〔(The WAMPAS Baby Stars ). www.b-westerns.com. Retrieved on 2013-09-30.〕 The whole WAMPAS jamboree may have actually led to the most significant film role of her career. For shortly afterwards, she was in Frank Capra's film ''The Bitter Tea of General Yen'' (1933), playing a role which was scheduled for Anna May Wong at first. The story involved the erotically charged relationship between a missionary (Barbara Stanwyck) and a Chinese warlord (Nils Asther). The script also featured a vital character, "Mah-Li", a concubine whose scheming throws a spanner into the plots and plans of those around her. Capra and Columbia Pictures, both extremely happy with her work, awarded her third billing. The final icing on the cake may have come from ''Time'' magazine's review: ''"Stanwyck is satisfactory … but the most noteworthy female member of the cast is Toshia Mori, a sloe-eyed Japanese girl…"''〔(Cinema: The New Pictures: Jan. 23, 1933 ). (Review of ''The Bitter Tea of General Yen'') Time.com (1933-01-23). Retrieved on 2013-09-30.〕 She returned to minor characters in her subsequent films, in ''The Painted Veil'' (1934), starring Greta Garbo, she materializes as the centerpiece of "The Moon Festival" sequence. In ''Chinatown Squad'' (1935) she played "Wanda".〔(At the Mayfair ). New York Times (1935-05-30). Retrieved on 2013-09-30.〕 In the 1930s, she married a Chinese-American from San Francisco, Allen Jung.〔(A conference of Japanese America Actors, Artists, Activists and Interested Critics ). resisters.com.〕 In ''Charlie Chan on Broadway'' in 1937. Lee (Keye Luke) gets himself hooked up with Ling Tse (Toshia Mori), pert employee of the Hottentot Club. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Toshia Mori」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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