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Sessue Hayakawa
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.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
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October 13th, 2019 | Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood | (archive footage) | 5.7 | |
May 23rd, 2007 | Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema | Self (archive footage) | 4.3 | |
May 7th, 2002 | Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making | Self (archive) | TBD | |
September 30th, 1967 | Lover's Duet | Tajima | TBD | |
June 1st, 1966 | The Daydreamer | The Mole (voice) | 5.1 | |
March 9th, 1964 | The Frozen Moment | Self | TBD | |
April 2nd, 1961 | The Big Wave | The Old Man | 10 | |
December 21st, 1960 | Swiss Family Robinson | Kuala, Pirate Chief | 6.9 | |
December 18th, 1960 | Escape to Paradise/Water Birds | TBD | TBD | |
August 1st, 1960 | Hell to Eternity | General Matsui | 6.4 | |
September 7th, 1959 | John Gunther's High Road | Self | 10 | |
March 19th, 1959 | Green Mansions | Runi | 5.7 | |
November 2nd, 1958 | The Geisha Boy | Mr. Sikita | 6.3 | |
January 1st, 1958 | The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant | Self | TBD | |
October 11th, 1957 | The Bridge on the River Kwai | Col. Saito | 7.8 | |
July 1st, 1955 | House of Bamboo | Inspector Kito | 6.2 | |
October 26th, 1954 | 日本敗れず | TBD | 7 | |
April 29th, 1953 | The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki | Tomoyuki Yamashita | TBD | |
March 31st, 1953 | 47 Vendettas | Sakon Tachibana | TBD | |
November 14th, 1950 | Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom | TBD | 7 | |
November 3rd, 1950 | Les Miserables I: God and the Devil | TBD | 9 | |
March 5th, 1950 | The Motherland Far Far Away | Joe Hayami | 7 | |
February 20th, 1950 | Three Came Home | Colonel Michio Suga | 6.7 | |
October 26th, 1949 | Tokyo Joe | Baron Kimura | 6.1 | |
March 7th, 1947 | Quartier chinois | Tchang | 7 | |
October 30th, 1946 | Le Cabaret du Grand Large | Professeur Wang | 10 | |
June 30th, 1943 | Le Soleil de minuit | Matsui | 8 | |
June 30th, 1943 | Malaria | TBD | 8 | |
April 11th, 1942 | Gambling Hell | Ying Tchaï | 6.8 | |
March 5th, 1942 | Patrouille blanche | TBD | 7 | |
April 20th, 1938 | Tempête sur l'Asie | Prinz Ling | 9 | |
November 24th, 1937 | Forfaiture | Prince Hu-Long | 6.6 | |
June 23rd, 1937 | Yoshiwara | Ysamo, Kuli | 8.5 | |
February 4th, 1937 | The Daughter of the Samurai | Iwao Yamato | 6 | |
June 30th, 1932 | The Sun Rises from the East | Kenji | 7 | |
January 27th, 1932 | Running Hollywood | Sessue Hayakawa | 9 | |
November 19th, 1931 | Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks | Self | 10 | |
September 24th, 1931 | Daughter of the Dragon | Ah Kee | 5.2 | |
October 25th, 1924 | I Have Killed | Hideo | 9 | |
July 1st, 1924 | Sen Yan’s Devotion | Sen Yan | 10 | |
May 26th, 1924 | The Danger Line | Marquis Yorisaka | 8 | |
May 1st, 1924 | The Great Prince Shan | Prince Shan | 10 | |
December 23rd, 1923 | The Battle | Le Marquis Yorisaka | 10 | |
November 15th, 1922 | Night Life in Hollywood | Self | 8 | |
November 5th, 1922 | Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12 | Self | TBD | |
March 19th, 1922 | The Vermilion Pencil | Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan | 10 | |
January 8th, 1922 | Five Days to Live | Tai Leung | 9 | |
October 30th, 1921 | The Swamp | Wang | 8 | |
September 4th, 1921 | Where Lights Are Low | T''Su Wong Shih | 5.7 | |
May 22nd, 1921 | Black Roses | Yoda | 9 | |
February 22nd, 1921 | Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20) | Himself | TBD | |
January 30th, 1921 | The First Born | Chan Wang | 7 | |
August 22nd, 1920 | An Arabian Knight | Ahmed | 7 | |
July 24th, 1920 | Li Ting Lang | Li Ting Lang | 8 | |
May 2nd, 1920 | The Devil's Claim | Akbar Khan / Hassan | 9 | |
April 11th, 1920 | The Brand of Lopez | Vasco Lopez | 7 | |
January 25th, 1920 | The Beggar Prince | Nikki / Prince | 9 | |
December 14th, 1919 | The Tong Man | Luk Chen | 6.1 | |
November 2nd, 1919 | The Illustrious Prince | Prince Maiyo | 8 | |
October 4th, 1919 | Bonds of Honor | Yamashito / Sasamoto | 8 | |
September 28th, 1919 | The Dragon Painter | Tatsu - the Dragon Painter | 6.5 | |
August 18th, 1919 | The Gray Horizon | Yamo Masata | 9 | |
July 5th, 1919 | The Man Beneath | Dr. Chindi Ashutor | 6.3 | |
May 25th, 1919 | His Debt | Goto Mariyama | 9 | |
March 31st, 1919 | The Courageous Coward | Suki Iota | 8 | |
March 20th, 1919 | A Heart in Pawn | Tomaya | 8 | |
October 20th, 1918 | The Temple Of Dusk | Akira | 1 | |
October 1st, 1918 | Banzai | The American General | 8 | |
September 8th, 1918 | His Birthright | Yukio | 6.2 | |
July 15th, 1918 | The City of Dim Faces | Jang Lung | 3.3 | |
June 16th, 1918 | The Bravest Way | Kara Tamura | TBD | |
May 6th, 1918 | The White Man's Law | John A. Genghis | TBD | |
April 1st, 1918 | The Honor of His House | Count Ito Onato | TBD | |
February 18th, 1918 | Hidden Pearls | Tom Garvin | TBD | |
December 3rd, 1917 | The Secret Game | Nara-Nara | 5.6 | |
October 15th, 1917 | The Call of the East | Arai Takada | TBD | |
August 19th, 1917 | Hashimura Togo | Hashimura Togo | TBD | |
July 12th, 1917 | Forbidden Paths | Sato | TBD | |
June 11th, 1917 | The Jaguar's Claws | El Jaguar | TBD | |
March 25th, 1917 | The Bottle Imp | Lopaka | TBD | |
February 5th, 1917 | Each to His Kind | Rhandah | TBD | |
December 14th, 1916 | The Victoria Cross | Azimoolah | TBD | |
October 30th, 1916 | The Soul of Kura San | Toyo | 10 | |
August 27th, 1916 | The Honorable Friend | Makino | TBD | |
May 11th, 1916 | Alien Souls | Sakata | TBD | |
December 15th, 1915 | Temptation | Opera Admirer | TBD | |
December 13th, 1915 | The Cheat | Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau] | 6 | |
October 21st, 1915 | The Secret Sin | Lin Foo | TBD | |
July 8th, 1915 | The Clue | Nogi | TBD | |
February 10th, 1915 | The Chinatown Mystery | Yo Hong | 10 | |
January 28th, 1915 | After Five | Oki - the Valet | TBD | |
December 24th, 1914 | The Last of the Line | Tiah - Gray Otter's Son | 6.6 | |
October 10th, 1914 | The Typhoon | Tokorama | TBD | |
September 25th, 1914 | The Death Mask | Running Wolf | 6.3 | |
June 8th, 1914 | The Wrath of the Gods | Lord Yamaki | 6.2 | |
February 5th, 1914 | O Mimi san | Yorotomo | TBD |