Makoto Inokuchi

Makoto Inokuchi
Born	March 14, 1887 Tokyo, Japan
Died	?? ??
Occupation(s)	Actor, writer, translator

Makoto Inokuchi in 1923

Makoto Inokuchi (sometimes spelled Makato Inokuchi) was a Japanese actor, writer, and translator who rose to prominence as an actor in Hollywood during the silent era.[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Makoto was born in Tokyo in 1887;[5] he eventually moved to the United States and attended Harvard, Princeton, and the University of Chicago.[6][7][8] In addition to the string of roles he played on the big screen in the 1910s, he also reportedly translated a number of U.S. novels from English to Japanese, and appeared on the stage in vaudeville.[7] Little is known of what became of him after his last known on-screen appearance in 1917's The Stolen Play, although some reports from 1916 indicated he may have returned to Japan to make films of his own.[9][5][10]

Select filmography

• The Stolen Play
• The Better Woman
• Sibyl's Scenario
• The Red Circle
• Officer 666
• The Girl and the Explorer
• Our Mutual Girl (serial)

References

1. Motography. 1915.
2. "Makoto "Films" Too". The Los Angeles Times. 2 Sep 1915. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
3. "Photo Plays". The Oregon Daily Journal. 29 Aug 1915. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
4. "Agile Inokuchi Clever "Irishman"". Los Angeles Evening Post-Record. 9 Jun 1915. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
5. "Japanese Actor Is Hit On Screen". The Evansville Journal. 12 Dec 1915. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
6. "Screen Flashes". The Sunday Telegram. 13 Dec 1914. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
7. "Officer 666". The Greenville News. 16 May 1915. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
8. "Japanese Earns Fame as Actor". Wisconsin State Journal. 25 Jul 1916. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
9. "Movie Notes". The Bennington Evening Banner. 10 Nov 1916. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
10. The Movie Magazine: A National Motion Picture Magazine ... Movie Magazine Publishing Company, Incorporated. 1915.