10.0
10.0
John Gunther's High Road
1959
as Self
Sessue Hayakawa
Acting
Born:June 10, 1889
Died:November 23, 1973(aged 84)
Birthplace:Nanaura, Chiba, Japan
Nationality:Japan
Education:University of Chicago
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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.
Filmography (93 movies)
8.0
8.0
Yoshiwara
1937
as Ysamo, Kuli
7.8
7.8
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957
as Col. Saito
6.9
6.9
Swiss Family Robinson
1960
as Kuala, Pirate Chief
6.6
6.6
The Last of the Line
1914
as Tiah - Gray Otter's Son
6.6
6.6
Three Came Home
1950
as Colonel Michio Suga
6.5
6.5
Forfaiture
1937
as Prince Hu-Long
6.4
6.4
Gambling Hell
1942
as Ying Tchaï
6.3
6.3
Hell to Eternity
1960
as General Matsui
6.3
6.3
The Dragon Painter
1919
as Tatsu - the Dragon Painter
6.3
6.3
The Geisha Boy
1958
as Mr. Sikita
6.3
6.3
The Wrath of the Gods
1914
as Lord Yamaki
6.1
6.1
House of Bamboo
1955
as Inspector Kito
6.1
6.1
Tokyo Joe
1949
as Baron Kimura
6.0
6.0
The Man Beneath
1919
as Dr. Chindi Ashutor
6.0
6.0
The Cheat
1915
as Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau]
5.9
5.9
Green Mansions
1959
as Runi
5.7
5.7
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019
as (archive footage)
5.7
5.7
The Tong Man
1919
as Luk Chen
5.6
5.6
The Secret Game
1917
as Nara-Nara
5.3
5.3
The Daughter of the Samurai
1937
as Iwao Yamato
5.2
5.2
His Birthright
1918
Producer
5.1
5.1
Daughter of the Dragon
1931
as Ah Kee
5.0
5.0
Where Lights Are Low
1921
Producer
4.6
4.6
The Daydreamer
1966
as The Mole (voice)
3.3
3.3
The City of Dim Faces
1918
as Jang Lung
2.5
2.5
The Death Mask
1914
as Running Wolf
1.0
1.0
The Temple Of Dusk
1918
as Akira
Patrouille blanche
1942
Malaria
1943
Le Soleil de minuit
1943
as Matsui
Le Cabaret du Grand Large
1946
as Professeur Wang
Quartier chinois
1947
as Tchang
Temptation
1915
as Opera Admirer
The Battle
1923
Director
Lover's Duet
1967
as Tajima
The Big Wave
1961
as The Old Man
Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks
1931
as Self
Running Hollywood
1932
as Sessue Hayakawa
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
2002
as Self (archive)
A Heart in Pawn
1919
as Tomaya
The Bravest Way
1918
as Kara Tamura
Banzai
1918
as The American General
The Vermilion Pencil
1922
as Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan
The Honorable Friend
1916
as Makino
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
1922
as Self
The Clue
1915
as Nogi
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
1950
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
1950
悲劇の将軍 山下奉文
1953
The Frozen Moment
1964
as Self
After Five
1915
as Oki - the Valet
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
1960
The Soul of Kura San
1916
as Toyo
Each to His Kind
1917
as Rhandah
日本敗れず
1954
The Sun Rises from the East
1932
Director
The Chinatown Mystery
1915
as Yo Hong
His Debt
1919
as Goto Mariyama
The Beggar Prince
1920
as Nikki / Prince
The Illustrious Prince
1919
as Prince Maiyo
The Brand of Lopez
1920
as Vasco Lopez
Hashimura Togo
1917
as Hashimura Togo
Five Days to Live
1922
as Tai Leung
The Jaguar's Claws
1917
as El Jaguar
Alien Souls
1916
as Sakata
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
1921
as Himself
Black Roses
1921
Producer
The First Born
1921
Producer
An Arabian Knight
1920
as Ahmed
Bonds of Honor
1919
as Yamashito / Sasamoto
Forbidden Paths
1917
as Sato
Hidden Pearls
1918
as Tom Garvin
The Honor of His House
1918
as Count Ito Onato
Li Ting Lang
1920
as Li Ting Lang
The Swamp
1921
as Wang
The White Man's Law
1918
as John A. Genghis
Night Life in Hollywood
1922
as Self
Sen Yan’s Devotion
1924
as Sen Yan
The Secret Sin
1915
as Lin Foo
The Motherland Far Far Away
1950
as Joe Hayami
The Devil's Claim
1920
as Akbar Khan / Hassan
O Mimi san
1914
as Yorotomo
The Typhoon
1914
as Tokorama
The Bottle Imp
1917
as Lopaka
The Courageous Coward
1919
as Suki Iota
Tempête sur l'Asie
1938
as Prinz Ling
The Great Prince Shan
1924
as Prince Shan
The Call of the East
1917
as Arai Takada
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
1958
as Self
47 Vendettas
1953
as Sakon Tachibana
The Victoria Cross
1916
as Azimoolah
I Have Killed
1924
as Hideo
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