An impoverished Chinese vase painter is considered an unsuitable suitor for his lover. He accepts the offer of a wealthy thief to die in his place at the day of his execution, in exchange for payment in gold. Paid in advance, the painter marries his lover. Five days later, he attempts to fulfil his promise and die at the thief's place. But he learns that the thief has already died from a cholera infection, and there is no need for him to die.
As described in a film magazine,[3] Tai Leung (Hayakawa), a poor artist who paints vases, befriends Ko Ai (Aoki) when she is knocked down by a passing vehicle and he later returns a pig to her that was lost in the melee. Her guardian orders him from the place, but his love for the young Chinese woman grows stronger each day and he makes love to her by stealth through the barred window of her room. To satisfy a debt owed by the guardian, Ko Ai is betrothed to a wicked old money lender and Tai becomes desperate as the day of the wedding approaches. On learning that the notorious thief "The Canton Wolf," who is set to be executed in five days, will turn over his ill-gotten wealth to anyone who will take his place on the day of his execution, Tai goes to him and agrees to be his substitute in return for his gold. The Tai then showers Ko Ai with jewels and money and wins her guardian's consent for their marriage. The five days of their honeymoon slip by rapidly and, on the last day, Tai tells her of his sacrifice. She agrees to die also. Tai goes to the prison to fulfill his promise but is saved from the executioner's ax as he finds that "The Wolf" has died from cholera. Tai rushes back to his cottage just in time to save his bride from taking her own life by inhaling poisonous incense.
^Goble, Alan (January 1, 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 186. ISBN978-3-11-095194-3.
^Chung, Hye Seung (2006). Hollywood Asian: Philip Ahn and the Politics of Cross-ethnic Performance. Temple University Press. p. 73. ISBN978-1-59213-517-2.
^"Reviews: Five Days to Live". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 14 (3): 58. January 14, 1922.
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five, days, live, 1922, american, silent, drama, film, directed, norman, dawn, featuring, sessue, hayakawa, tsuru, aoki, goro, kino, misao, seki, toyo, fujita, george, kuwa, lobby, carddirected, bynorman, dawnscreenplay, byeve, unsellgarrett, fortstory, bydoro. Five Days to Live is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Norman Dawn and featuring Sessue Hayakawa Tsuru Aoki 2 Goro Kino Misao Seki Toyo Fujita and George Kuwa Five Days to LiveLobby cardDirected byNorman DawnScreenplay byEve UnsellGarrett FortStory byDorothy GoodfellowBased onThe Street of the Flying Dragonby Dorothy Goodfellow 1 StarringSessue Hayakawa Tsuru Aoki Goro KinoProductioncompanyRobertson Cole Pictures CorporationRelease dateJanuary 8 1922 1922 01 08 USA Running time60 minCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent English intertitles An impoverished Chinese vase painter is considered an unsuitable suitor for his lover He accepts the offer of a wealthy thief to die in his place at the day of his execution in exchange for payment in gold Paid in advance the painter marries his lover Five days later he attempts to fulfil his promise and die at the thief s place But he learns that the thief has already died from a cholera infection and there is no need for him to die Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 References 4 External linksPlot EditAs described in a film magazine 3 Tai Leung Hayakawa a poor artist who paints vases befriends Ko Ai Aoki when she is knocked down by a passing vehicle and he later returns a pig to her that was lost in the melee Her guardian orders him from the place but his love for the young Chinese woman grows stronger each day and he makes love to her by stealth through the barred window of her room To satisfy a debt owed by the guardian Ko Ai is betrothed to a wicked old money lender and Tai becomes desperate as the day of the wedding approaches On learning that the notorious thief The Canton Wolf who is set to be executed in five days will turn over his ill gotten wealth to anyone who will take his place on the day of his execution Tai goes to him and agrees to be his substitute in return for his gold The Tai then showers Ko Ai with jewels and money and wins her guardian s consent for their marriage The five days of their honeymoon slip by rapidly and on the last day Tai tells her of his sacrifice She agrees to die also Tai goes to the prison to fulfill his promise but is saved from the executioner s ax as he finds that The Wolf has died from cholera Tai rushes back to his cottage just in time to save his bride from taking her own life by inhaling poisonous incense Cast EditSessue Hayakawa as Tai Leung Tsuru Aoki as Ko Ai Goro Kino as Chong Wo Misao Seki as Li Toyo Fujita as Young Foo George Kuwa as Hop SingReferences Edit Goble Alan January 1 1999 The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film Walter de Gruyter p 186 ISBN 978 3 11 095194 3 Chung Hye Seung 2006 Hollywood Asian Philip Ahn and the Politics of Cross ethnic Performance Temple University Press p 73 ISBN 978 1 59213 517 2 Reviews Five Days to Live Exhibitors Herald New York City Exhibitors Herald Company 14 3 58 January 14 1922 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Five Days to Live Five Days to Live at IMDb Synopsis at AllMovie nbsp This article about a silent drama film from the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Five Days to Live amp oldid 1132304941, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
