Acting · Nanaura, Chiba, Japan · Born June 10, 1889
Sessue Hayakawa (June 10, 1889 – November 23, 1973) was a Japanese and American Issei (Japanese immigrant) actor who starred in American, Japanese, French, German, and British films. Hayakawa was the first and one of the few Asian actors to find stardom in the United States as well as Europe. Between the mid-1910s and the late 1920s, he was as well known as actors Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks. He was one of the highest paid stars of his time; making $5,000 a week in 1915, and $2 million a year via his own production company during the 1920s. He starred in over 80 movies and has two films in the U.S. National Film Registry. His international stardom transitioned both silent films and talkies. Of his English-language films, Hayakawa is probably best known for his role as Colonel Saito in the film The Bridge on the River Kwai, for which he received a nomination for Academy Award Best Supporting Actor in 1957. He also appeared as the pirate leader in Disney's Swiss Family Robinson in 1960. In addition to his film acting career, Hayakawa was a theatre actor, film and theatre producer, film director, screenwriter, novelist, martial artist, and an ordained Zen master. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sessue Hayakawa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
TVAsian Americans
2020
as Self
MovieYellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019
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MovieWhy Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
as Self (archive footage)
MovieSwiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
2002
as Self (archive)
MovieLover's Duet
1967
as Tajima
MovieThe Daydreamer
1966
as The Mole (voice)
TVTaikouki
1965
as Takeda Shingen
MovieThe Frozen Moment
1964
as Self
MovieThe Big Wave
1961
as The Old Man
MovieSwiss Family Robinson
1960
as Kuala, Pirate Chief
MovieEscape to Paradise/Water Birds
1960
MovieHell to Eternity
1960
as General Matsui
MovieJohn Gunther's High Road
1959
as Self
MovieGreen Mansions
1959
as Runi
MovieThe Geisha Boy
1958
as Mr. Sikita
MovieThe Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
1958
as Self
MovieThe Bridge on the River Kwai
1957
as Col. Saito
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1957
as Sakae Ito
MovieHouse of Bamboo
1955
as Inspector Kito
Movie日本敗れず
1954
MovieKurama Tengu and Katsu Kaishū
1953
as Awanokami Katsu
MovieThe Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki
1953
as Tomoyuki Yamashita
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1953
as Sakon Tachibana
MovieLes Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
1950
MovieLes Miserables I: God and the Devil
1950
MovieThe Motherland Far Far Away
1950
as Joe Hayami
MovieThree Came Home
1950
as Colonel Michio Suga
MovieTokyo Joe
1949
as Baron Kimura
MovieQuartier chinois
1947
as Tchang
MovieLe Cabaret du Grand Large
1946
as Professeur Wang
MovieLe Soleil de minuit
1943
as Matsui
MovieMalaria
1943
MovieGambling Hell
1942
as Ying Tchaï
MoviePatrouille blanche
1942
MovieTempête sur l'Asie
1938
as Prinz Ling
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1937
as Prince Hu-Long
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1937
as Ysamo, Kuli
MovieThe Daughter of the Samurai
1937
as Iwao Yamato
The Sun Rises from the East
1932
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Running Hollywood
1932
as Sessue Hayakawa
MovieAround the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks
1931
as Self
MovieDaughter of the Dragon
1931
as Ah Kee
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1924
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Sen Yan’s Devotion
1924
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1924
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1924
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MovieThe Battle
1923
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1922
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1922
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1922
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1922
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1921
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MovieWhere Lights Are Low
1921
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1921
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MovieScreen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
1921
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1921
as Chan Wang
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1920
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1920
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1920
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MovieThe Brand of Lopez
1920
as Vasco Lopez
MovieThe Beggar Prince
1920
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MovieThe Tong Man
1919
as Luk Chen
MovieThe Illustrious Prince
1919
as Prince Maiyo
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1919
as Yamashito / Sasamoto
MovieThe Dragon Painter
1919
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MovieThe Gray Horizon
1919
as Yamo Masata
MovieThe Man Beneath
1919
as Dr. Chindi Ashutor
MovieHis Debt
1919
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MovieThe Courageous Coward
1919
as Suki Iota
MovieA Heart in Pawn
1919
as Tomaya
MovieThe Temple Of Dusk
1918
as Akira
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1918
as The American General
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1918
as Yukio
MovieThe City of Dim Faces
1918
as Jang Lung
MovieThe Bravest Way
1918
as Kara Tamura
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1918
as John A. Genghis
MovieThe Honor of His House
1918
as Count Ito Onato
MovieHidden Pearls
1918
as Tom Garvin
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1917
as Nara-Nara
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1917
as Arai Takada
MovieHashimura Togo
1917
as Hashimura Togo
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1917
as Sato
MovieThe Jaguar's Claws
1917
as El Jaguar
MovieThe Bottle Imp
1917
as Lopaka
MovieEach to His Kind
1917
as Rhandah
MovieThe Victoria Cross
1916
as Azimoolah
MovieThe Soul of Kura San
1916
as Toyo
MovieThe Honorable Friend
1916
as Makino
MovieAlien Souls
1916
as Sakata
MovieTemptation
1915
as Opera Admirer
MovieThe Cheat
1915
as Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau]
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1915
as Lin Foo
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1915
as Nogi
MovieThe Chinatown Mystery
1915
as Yo Hong
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1915
as Oki - the Valet
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1914
as Tiah - Gray Otter's Son
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1914
as Tokorama
MovieThe Death Mask
1914
as Running Wolf
MovieThe Wrath of the Gods
1914
as Lord Yamaki
MovieO Mimi san
1914
as Yorotomo
