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Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

Actor, Producer, Director

Born June 10, 1889 in Nanaura, Chiba, Japan

Died November 23, 1973

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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 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.

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Anna May Wong, Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend Poster

Anna May Wong, Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend Documentary2007Ah Kee )

Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema Poster

Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema Documentary2007Self

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making Documentary2002Self

The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue Poster

The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue Video1985Kuala

The Moving Picture Boys in the Great War Poster

The Moving Picture Boys in the Great War Documentary1975Self

The 43rd Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 43rd Annual Academy Awards TV Special1971Self - Audience Member

Junjô nijûsô Poster

Junjô nijûsô Feature Film1967Tajima

Public Broadcast Laboratory TV Series1967Self

The Daydreamer Poster

The Daydreamer Feature Film1966The Mole

The Love Goddesses Poster

The Love Goddesses Documentary1965Self

Hollywood: The Golden Years Documentary1961Self

The Big Wave Poster

The Big Wave Feature Film1961The old man

Hell to Eternity Poster

Hell to Eternity Feature Film1960Gen. Matsui

Here's Hollywood Poster

Here's Hollywood TV Series1960Self

Route 66 Poster

Route 66 TV Series1960Takasuka

Swiss Family Robinson Poster

Swiss Family Robinson Feature Film1960Kuala - Pirate Chief

Green Mansions Poster

Green Mansions Feature Film1959Runi

John Gunther's High Road Poster

John Gunther's High Road TV Series1959Self - Narrator

The 30th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 30th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1958Self - Nominee

The Geisha Boy Poster

The Geisha Boy Feature Film1958Mr. Sikita

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant Poster

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant Documentary1958Self

The Bridge on the River Kwai Poster

The Bridge on the River Kwai Feature Film1957Colonel Saito

The Mike Wallace Interview TV Series1957Self - Actor

Wagon Train Poster

Wagon Train TV Series1957Sakae Ito

Anger! Rikidozan Feature Film1956Hirokichi Ohashi

The Steve Allen Plymouth Show Poster

The Steve Allen Plymouth Show TV Series1956Self - Guest

House of Bamboo Poster

House of Bamboo Feature Film1955Inspector Kito

Nihon yaburezu Poster

Nihon yaburezu Feature Film1954

Higeki no shôgun: Yamashita Tomoyuki Poster

Higeki no shôgun: Yamashita Tomoyuki Feature Film1953Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita

Kurama Tengu to Katsu Kaishû Poster

Kurama Tengu to Katsu Kaishû Feature Film1953Awanokami Katsu

Onna kanja himon - Akô rôshi Poster

Onna kanja himon - Akô rôshi Feature Film1953Sakon Tachibana

The Linkletter Show Poster

The Linkletter Show TV Series1952Self

The Red Skelton Hour Poster

The Red Skelton Hour TV Series1951Japanese officer

Les Misérables: Flag of Love and Liberty Poster

Les Misérables: Flag of Love and Liberty Feature Film1950

Les Misérables: Gods and Demons Poster

Les Misérables: Gods and Demons Feature Film1950

The Motherland Far Far Away Poster

The Motherland Far Far Away Feature Film1950Joe Hayami

Three Came Home Poster

Three Came Home Feature Film1950Colonel Michio Suga

Tokyo Joe Poster

Tokyo Joe Feature Film1949Baron Kimura

Studio One Poster

Studio One TV Series1948Dr. Sato

Kraft Theatre Poster

Kraft Theatre TV Series1947Japanese Soldier

Quartier chinois Poster

Quartier chinois Feature Film1947Tchang

Le cabaret du grand large Poster

Le cabaret du grand large Feature Film1946Professeur Wang

Le soleil de minuit Poster

Le soleil de minuit Feature Film1943Matsui

Malaria Feature Film1943Saidi

Gambling Hell Poster

Gambling Hell Feature Film1942Ying Tchaï

Patrouille blanche Poster

Patrouille blanche Feature Film1942Halloway

Tempête sur l'Asie Poster

Tempête sur l'Asie Feature Film1938Le prince Ling

Atarashiki tsuchi Poster

Atarashiki tsuchi Feature Film1937Iwao Yamato

The Cheat Poster

The Cheat Feature Film1937Prince Hu-Long

Yoshiwara Poster

Yoshiwara Feature Film1937Ysamo, Kuli

Kuni o mamoru mono: Nichiren Feature Film1935Nichiren

Tôjin Okichi Feature Film1935Townsend Harris

Bakugeki hikôtai Feature Film1934

Running Hollywood Short Film1932Sessue Hayakawa

The Sun Rise from the East Feature Film1932Kenji

Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks Poster

Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks Documentary1931Self

Daughter of the Dragon Poster

Daughter of the Dragon Feature Film1931Ah Kee

Sessue Hayakawa in 'the Man Who Laughed Last' Short Film1929

I Have Killed Poster

I Have Killed Feature Film1924Hideo - l'antiquaire japonais

Sen Yan's Devotion Feature Film1924Sen Yan

The Danger Line Poster

The Danger Line Feature Film1924Marquis Yorisaka

The Great Prince Shan Poster

The Great Prince Shan Feature Film1924Prince Shan

The Battle Poster

The Battle Feature Film1923Le marquis Yorisaka

Five Days to Live Poster

Five Days to Live Feature Film1922Tai Leung

Night Life in Hollywood Poster

Night Life in Hollywood Feature Film1922Self

Screen Snapshots, Series 2, No. 22-F Documentary1922Self

The Vermilion Pencil Poster

The Vermilion Pencil Feature Film1922Tse Chan

Black Roses Poster

Black Roses Feature Film1921Yoda

Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 17 Short Film1921Self

The First Born Poster

The First Born Feature Film1921Chan Wang

The Swamp Poster

The Swamp Feature Film1921Wang

Where Lights Are Low Poster

Where Lights Are Low Feature Film1921T'Su Wong Shih

An Arabian Knight Poster

An Arabian Knight Feature Film1920Ahmed

Li Ting Lang Poster

Li Ting Lang Feature Film1920Li Ting Lang

Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 1 Short Film1920Self

Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 3 Short Film1920Self

Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 6 Documentary1920Self

The Beggar Prince Poster

The Beggar Prince Feature Film1920Nikki

The Brand of Lopez Feature Film1920Vasco Lopez

The Devil's Claim Poster

The Devil's Claim Feature Film1920Akbar Khan

A Heart in Pawn Poster

A Heart in Pawn Feature Film1919Tomaya

Bonds of Honor Poster

Bonds of Honor Feature Film1919Yamashito

His Debt Poster

His Debt Feature Film1919Goto Mariyama

The Courageous Coward Poster

The Courageous Coward Feature Film1919Suki Iota

The Dragon Painter Poster

The Dragon Painter Feature Film1919Tatsu - The Dragon Painter

The Gray Horizon Poster

The Gray Horizon Feature Film1919Yamo Masata

The Illustrious Prince Poster

The Illustrious Prince Feature Film1919Prince Maiyo

The Man Beneath Poster

The Man Beneath Feature Film1919Dr. Chindi Ashutor

The Tong Man Poster

The Tong Man Feature Film1919Luk Chen

Banzai Short Film1918The American General

His Birthright Poster

His Birthright Feature Film1918Yukio

The Bravest Way Poster

The Bravest Way Feature Film1918Kara Tamura

The City of Dim Faces Poster

The City of Dim Faces Feature Film1918Jang Lung

The Hidden Pearls Poster

The Hidden Pearls Feature Film1918Tom Garvin

The Honor of His House Poster

The Honor of His House Feature Film1918Count Ito Onato

The Temple of Dusk Poster

The Temple of Dusk Feature Film1918Akira

The White Man's Law Feature Film1918John A. Genghis

United States Fourth Liberty Loan Drive Short Film1918Self

Each to His Kind Poster

Each to His Kind Feature Film1917Rhandah

Forbidden Paths Poster

Forbidden Paths Feature Film1917Sato

Hashimura Togo Poster

Hashimura Togo Feature Film1917Hashimura Togo

The Bottle Imp Poster

The Bottle Imp Feature Film1917Lopaka

The Call of the East Poster

The Call of the East Feature Film1917Arai Takada

The Jaguar's Claws Poster

The Jaguar's Claws Feature Film1917El Jaguar

The Secret Game Poster

The Secret Game Feature Film1917Nara-Nara

Alien Souls Poster

Alien Souls Feature Film1916Sakata

The Honorable Friend Poster

The Honorable Friend Feature Film1916Makino

The Soul of Kura San Poster

The Soul of Kura San Feature Film1916Toyo

The Victoria Cross Poster

The Victoria Cross Feature Film1916Azimoolah

After Five Poster

After Five Feature Film1915Oki - the Valet

Temptation Poster

Temptation Feature Film1915Opera Admirer

The Cheat Poster

The Cheat Feature Film1915Hishuru Tori

The Chinatown Mystery Poster

The Chinatown Mystery Short Film1915Yo Hong

The Clue Poster

The Clue Feature Film1915Nogi

The Famine Poster

The Famine Short Film1915Horisho

The Secret Sin Poster

The Secret Sin Feature Film1915Lin Foo

A Relic of Old Japan Short Film1914Koto

A Tragedy of the Orient Short Film1914Katô

Mother of the Shadows Short Film1914Running Elk

Nipped Short Film1914Taro Kamura

O Mimi San Poster

O Mimi San Short Film1914Yorotomo

The Ambassador's Envoy Short Film1914Kamuri

The Courtship of O San Poster

The Courtship of O San Short Film1914Shôtoku

The Curse of Caste Short Film1914Kato Matsumoto

The Death Mask Poster

The Death Mask Short Film1914Running Wolf

The Geisha Short Film1914Takura

The Hateful God Short Film1914

The Last of the Line Poster

The Last of the Line Short Film1914Tiah - Gray Otter's Son

The Typhoon Poster

The Typhoon Feature Film1914Tokorama

The Vigil Poster

The Vigil Short Film1914Kenjiro

The Village 'Neath the Sea Short Film1914Red Elk

The Wrath of the Gods Poster

The Wrath of the Gods Feature Film1914Lord Yamaki

Producer

6

Black Roses Poster

Black Roses Feature Film1921

The First Born Poster

The First Born Feature Film1921

The Swamp Poster

The Swamp Feature Film1921

Where Lights Are Low Poster

Where Lights Are Low Feature Film1921

The Man Beneath Poster

The Man Beneath Feature Film1919

His Birthright Poster

His Birthright Feature Film1918

Director

2

The Sun Rise from the East Feature Film1932

The Battle Poster

The Battle Feature Film1923

Thanks

1

Pretty Dudes Poster

Pretty Dudes TV Series2016

Writer

2

The Swamp Poster

The Swamp Feature Film1921

His Birthright Poster

His Birthright Feature Film1918

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