Acting
Sessue Hayakawa
EN, JA, FR, XX cinema · 97 credits
Born
10 June 1889
Died
23 November 1973 (aged 84)
Birthplace
Nanaura, Chiba, Japan
Also known as 早川雪洲 · Kintarō Hayakawa · 早川 金太郎
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.
Known for
Filmography
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
as (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
as Self (archive)
Lover's Duet
as Tajima
The Daydreamer
as The Mole (voice)
The Big Wave
as The Old Man
Hell to Eternity
as General Matsui
Swiss Family Robinson
as Kuala, Pirate Chief
Green Mansions
as Runi
The Geisha Boy
as Mr. Sikita
The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Col. Saito
House of Bamboo
as Inspector Kito
日本敗れず
Actor
The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki
as Tomoyuki Yamashita
47 Vendettas
as Sakon Tachibana
Kurama Tengu and Katsu Kaishū
as Awanokami Katsu
Three Came Home
as Colonel Michio Suga
The Motherland Far Far Away
as Joe Hayami
Tokyo Joe
as Baron Kimura
Quartier chinois
as Tchang
Le Cabaret du Grand Large
as Professeur Wang
Le Soleil de minuit
as Matsui
Malaria
Actor
Gambling Hell
as Ying Tchaï
Tempête sur l'Asie
as Prinz Ling
Forfaiture
as Prince Hu-Long
Yoshiwara
as Ysamo, Kuli
The Daughter of the Samurai
as Iwao Yamato
Running Hollywood
1932
Running Hollywood
as Sessue Hayakawa
太陽は東より
1932
The Sun Rises from the East
as Kenji, Director
Daughter of the Dragon
as Ah Kee
The Great Prince Shan
as Prince Shan
The Danger Line
as Marquis Yorisaka
The Battle
as Le Marquis Yorisaka, Director
The Vermilion Pencil
as Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan
Five Days to Live
as Tai Leung
Where Lights Are Low
as T''Su Wong Shih, Producer
The Swamp
as Wang, Story
The First Born
as Chan Wang, Producer
Black Roses
as Yoda, Producer
The Devil's Claim
as Akbar Khan / Hassan
Li Ting Lang
as Li Ting Lang
An Arabian Knight
as Ahmed
The Beggar Prince
as Nikki / Prince
The Brand of Lopez
as Vasco Lopez
The Dragon Painter
as Tatsu - the Dragon Painter
The Tong Man
as Luk Chen
The Courageous Coward
as Suki Iota
The Man Beneath
as Dr. Chindi Ashutor
Bonds of Honor
as Yamashito / Sasamoto
A Heart in Pawn
as Tomaya
His Debt
as Goto Mariyama
The Illustrious Prince
as Prince Maiyo
The Gray Horizon
as Yamo Masata
The City of Dim Faces
as Jang Lung
His Birthright
as Yukio, Producer, Story
The Temple Of Dusk
as Akira
The Honor of His House
as Count Ito Onato
Hidden Pearls
as Tom Garvin
The White Man's Law
1918
The White Man's Law
as John A. Genghis
The Bravest Way
as Kara Tamura
Banzai
1918
Banzai
as The American General
The Secret Game
as Nara-Nara
The Bottle Imp
as Lopaka
The Call of the East
as Arai Takada
Each to His Kind
as Rhandah
Hashimura Togo
as Hashimura Togo
The Jaguar's Claws
as El Jaguar
The Victoria Cross
as Azimoolah
Alien Souls
as Sakata
Temptation
as Opera Admirer
The Cheat
as Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau]
The Clue
as Nogi
The Secret Sin
as Lin Foo
After Five
as Oki - the Valet
The Chinatown Mystery
as Yo Hong
The Wrath of the Gods
as Lord Yamaki
The Last of the Line
as Tiah - Gray Otter's Son
The Typhoon
as Tokorama
The Death Mask
as Running Wolf
O Mimi san
as Yorotomo