Sessue Hayakawa
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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...
Known For
Filmography
Asian Americans
2020
as Self
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019
as (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
2002
as Self (archive)
Lover's Duet
1967
as Tajima
The Daydreamer
1966
as The Mole (voice)
Taikouki
1965
as Takeda Shingen
The Frozen Moment
1964
as Self
The Big Wave
1961
as The Old Man
Hell to Eternity
1960
as General Matsui
Swiss Family Robinson
1960
as Kuala, Pirate Chief
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
1960
Green Mansions
1959
as Runi
John Gunther's High Road
1959
as Self
The Geisha Boy
1958
as Mr. Sikita
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
1958
as Self
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957
as Col. Saito
Wagon Train
1957
as Sakae Ito
House of Bamboo
1955
as Inspector Kito
日本敗れず
1954
The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki
1953
as Tomoyuki Yamashita
47 Vendettas
1953
as Sakon Tachibana
Kurama Tengu and Katsu Kaishū
1953
as Awanokami Katsu
Three Came Home
1950
as Colonel Michio Suga
The Motherland Far Far Away
1950
as Joe Hayami
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
1950
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
1950
Tokyo Joe
1949
as Baron Kimura
Quartier chinois
1947
as Tchang
Le Cabaret du Grand Large
1946
as Professeur Wang
Le Soleil de minuit
1943
as Matsui
Malaria
1943
Patrouille blanche
1942
Gambling Hell
1942
as Ying Tchaï
Tempête sur l'Asie
1938
as Prinz Ling
Forfaiture
1937
as Prince Hu-Long
Yoshiwara
1937
as Ysamo, Kuli
The Daughter of the Samurai
1937
as Iwao Yamato
Running Hollywood
1932
as Sessue Hayakawa
The Sun Rises from the East
1932
as Kenji
Daughter of the Dragon
1931
as Ah Kee
Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks
1931
as Self
The Great Prince Shan
1924
as Prince Shan
Sen Yan’s Devotion
1924
as Sen Yan
I Have Killed
1924
as Hideo
The Danger Line
1924
as Marquis Yorisaka
The Battle
1923
as Le Marquis Yorisaka
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
1922
as Self
Night Life in Hollywood
1922
as Self
The Vermilion Pencil
1922
as Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan
Five Days to Live
1922
as Tai Leung
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
1921
as Himself
Where Lights Are Low
1921
as T''Su Wong Shih
The First Born
1921
as Chan Wang
Black Roses
1921
as Yoda
The Swamp
1921
as Wang
The Devil's Claim
1920
as Akbar Khan / Hassan
Li Ting Lang
1920
as Li Ting Lang
An Arabian Knight
1920
as Ahmed
The Beggar Prince
1920
as Nikki / Prince
The Brand of Lopez
1920
as Vasco Lopez
The Dragon Painter
1919
as Tatsu - the Dragon Painter
The Tong Man
1919
as Luk Chen
The Courageous Coward
1919
as Suki Iota
The Man Beneath
1919
as Dr. Chindi Ashutor
Bonds of Honor
1919
as Yamashito / Sasamoto
A Heart in Pawn
1919
as Tomaya
His Debt
1919
as Goto Mariyama
The Illustrious Prince
1919
as Prince Maiyo
The Gray Horizon
1919
as Yamo Masata
The City of Dim Faces
1918
as Jang Lung
His Birthright
1918
as Yukio
The Temple Of Dusk
1918
as Akira
Hidden Pearls
1918
as Tom Garvin
The White Man's Law
1918
as John A. Genghis
The Honor of His House
1918
as Count Ito Onato
The Bravest Way
1918
as Kara Tamura
Banzai
1918
as The American General
The Secret Game
1917
as Nara-Nara
The Bottle Imp
1917
as Lopaka
The Call of the East
1917
as Arai Takada
Forbidden Paths
1917
as Sato
Each to His Kind
1917
as Rhandah
Hashimura Togo
1917
as Hashimura Togo
The Jaguar's Claws
1917
as El Jaguar
The Honorable Friend
1916
as Makino
The Victoria Cross
1916
as Azimoolah
The Soul of Kura San
1916
as Toyo
Alien Souls
1916
as Sakata
Temptation
1915
as Opera Admirer
The Cheat
1915
as Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau]
The Clue
1915
as Nogi
The Secret Sin
1915
as Lin Foo
After Five
1915
as Oki - the Valet
The Chinatown Mystery
1915
as Yo Hong
The Wrath of the Gods
1914
as Lord Yamaki
The Last of the Line
1914
as Tiah - Gray Otter's Son
The Typhoon
1914
as Tokorama
The Death Mask
1914
as Running Wolf
O Mimi san
1914
as Yorotomo