Sessue Hayakawa
Acting
Born June 10, 1889 — Died November 23, 1973
From Nanaura, Chiba, Japan
Also known as 早川雪洲, Kintarō Hayakawa, 早川 金太郎
Biography
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. Betwee...
Filmography
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
(archive footage)
20195.7
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage)
20074.3
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
Self (archive)
2002
Lover's Duet
Tajima
1967
The Daydreamer
The Mole (voice)
19665.1
The Frozen Moment
Self
1964
The Big Wave
The Old Man
196110.0
Swiss Family Robinson
Kuala, Pirate Chief
19606.8
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
1960
Hell to Eternity
General Matsui
19606.3
John Gunther's High Road
Self
195910.0
Green Mansions
Runi
19595.7
The Geisha Boy
Mr. Sikita
19586.3
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
Self
1958
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Col. Saito
19577.8
House of Bamboo
Inspector Kito
19556.2
日本敗れず
19547.0
Kurama Tengu and Katsu Kaishū
Awanokami Katsu
1953
The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki
Tomoyuki Yamashita
1953
47 Vendettas
Sakon Tachibana
1953
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
19507.0
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
19509.0
The Motherland Far Far Away
Joe Hayami
19507.0
Three Came Home
Colonel Michio Suga
19506.7
Tokyo Joe
Baron Kimura
19496.1
Quartier chinois
Tchang
19477.0
Le Cabaret du Grand Large
Professeur Wang
194610.0
Le Soleil de minuit
Matsui
19438.0
Malaria
19438.0
Gambling Hell
Ying Tchaï
19426.8
Patrouille blanche
19427.0
Tempête sur l'Asie
Prinz Ling
19389.0
Forfaiture
Prince Hu-Long
19376.6
Yoshiwara
Ysamo, Kuli
19376.0
The Daughter of the Samurai
Iwao Yamato
19376.0
—
The Sun Rises from the East
Kenji
19327.0
—
Running Hollywood
Sessue Hayakawa
19329.0
Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks
Self
193110.0
Daughter of the Dragon
Ah Kee
19315.3
—
I Have Killed
Hideo
19249.0
—
Sen Yan’s Devotion
Sen Yan
192410.0
The Danger Line
Marquis Yorisaka
19248.0
The Great Prince Shan
Prince Shan
192410.0
The Battle
Le Marquis Yorisaka
192310.0
Night Life in Hollywood
Self
19227.0
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
Self
1922
The Vermilion Pencil
Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan
192210.0
Five Days to Live
Tai Leung
19229.0
The Swamp
Wang
19218.0
Where Lights Are Low
T''Su Wong Shih
19215.7
Black Roses
Yoda
19219.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
Himself
1921
The First Born
Chan Wang
19217.0
An Arabian Knight
Ahmed
19207.0
Li Ting Lang
Li Ting Lang
19208.0
The Devil's Claim
Akbar Khan / Hassan
19209.0
The Brand of Lopez
Vasco Lopez
19207.0
The Beggar Prince
Nikki / Prince
19209.0
The Tong Man
Luk Chen
19196.1
The Illustrious Prince
Prince Maiyo
19198.0
Bonds of Honor
Yamashito / Sasamoto
19198.0
The Dragon Painter
Tatsu - the Dragon Painter
19196.5
The Gray Horizon
Yamo Masata
19199.0
The Man Beneath
Dr. Chindi Ashutor
19196.3
His Debt
Goto Mariyama
19199.0
The Courageous Coward
Suki Iota
19198.0
A Heart in Pawn
Tomaya
19198.0
The Temple Of Dusk
Akira
19181.0
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Banzai
The American General
19188.0
His Birthright
Yukio
19186.2
The City of Dim Faces
Jang Lung
19183.3
The Bravest Way
Kara Tamura
1918
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The White Man's Law
John A. Genghis
1918
The Honor of His House
Count Ito Onato
1918
Hidden Pearls
Tom Garvin
1918
The Secret Game
Nara-Nara
19175.6
The Call of the East
Arai Takada
1917
Hashimura Togo
Hashimura Togo
1917
Forbidden Paths
Sato
1917
The Jaguar's Claws
El Jaguar
1917
The Bottle Imp
Lopaka
1917
Each to His Kind
Rhandah
1917
The Victoria Cross
Azimoolah
1916
The Soul of Kura San
Toyo
191610.0
The Honorable Friend
Makino
1916
Alien Souls
Sakata
1916
Temptation
Opera Admirer
1915
The Cheat
Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau]
19156.0
The Secret Sin
Lin Foo
1915
The Clue
Nogi
1915
The Chinatown Mystery
Yo Hong
191510.0
After Five
Oki - the Valet
1915
The Last of the Line
Tiah - Gray Otter's Son
19146.8
The Typhoon
Tokorama
1914
The Death Mask
Running Wolf
19146.3
The Wrath of the Gods
Lord Yamaki
19146.2
O Mimi san
Yorotomo
1914