1889-06-10 Nanaura, Chiba, Japan
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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Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood | (archive footage) | 2019-10-13 |
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Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema | Self (archive footage) | 2007-05-23 |
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純情二重奏 | Tajima | 1967-09-30 |
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The Daydreamer | The Mole (voice) | 1966-06-01 |
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The Love Goddesses | (archive footage) | 1965-03-03 |
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The Frozen Moment | Self | 1964-03-09 |
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The Big Wave | The Old Man | 1961-04-02 |
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Hell to Eternity | General Matsui | 1960-08-01 |
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Swiss Family Robinson | Kuala, Pirate Chief | 1960-12-21 |
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Green Mansions | Runi | 1959-03-19 |
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John Gunther's High Road | Self | 1959-09-07 |
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The Geisha Boy | Mr. Sikita | 1958-11-02 |
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The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant | Self | 1958-01-01 |
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The Bridge on the River Kwai | Col. Saito | 1957-10-11 |
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House of Bamboo | Inspector Kito | 1955-07-01 |
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悲劇の将軍 山下奉文 | 1953-04-29 | |
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女間者秘聞 赤穂浪士 | Sakon Tachibana | 1953-03-31 |
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遙かなり母の国 | Joe Hayami | 1950-03-05 |
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Three Came Home | Colonel Michio Suga | 1950-02-20 |
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レ・ミゼラブル あゝ無情 第一部 神と悪魔 | 1950-11-03 | |
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レ・ミゼラブル あゝ無情 第二部 愛と自由の旗 | 1950-11-14 | |
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Tokyo Joe | Baron Kimura | 1949-10-26 |
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Quartier chinois | Tchang | 1947-03-07 |
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Le Cabaret du Grand Large | Professeur Wang | 1946-10-30 |
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Malaria | 1943-06-30 | |
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Le Soleil de minuit | Matsui | 1943-06-30 |
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Patrouille blanche | 1942-03-05 | |
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Macao, l'enfer du jeu | Ying Tchaï | 1942-04-11 |
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Tempête sur l'Asie | Prinz Ling | 1938-04-20 |
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Yoshiwara | Ysamo, Kuli | 1937-06-23 |
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Forfaiture | Prince Hu-Long | 1937-11-24 |
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新しき土 | Iwao Yamato | 1937-02-04 |
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Running Hollywood | Sessue Hayakawa | 1932-01-27 |
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Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks | Self | 1931-11-19 |
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Daughter of the Dragon | Ah Kee | 1931-09-05 |
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J'ai tué! | Hideo | 1924-10-25 |
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Sen Yan’s Devotion | Sen Yan | 1924-07-01 |
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The Great Prince Shan | Prince Shan | 1924-05-01 |
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La Bataille | Le Marquis Yorisaka | 1923-12-23 |
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Night Life in Hollywood | Self | 1922-11-15 |
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The Vermilion Pencil | Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan | 1922-03-19 |
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Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12 | Self | 1922-11-05 |
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The Swamp | Wang | 1921-10-30 |
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The First Born | Chan Wang | 1921-01-30 |
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Where Lights Are Low | T''Su Wong Shih | 1921-09-04 |
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Black Roses | Yoda | 1921-05-22 |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20) | Himself | 1921-02-22 |
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An Arabian Knight | Ahmed | 1920-08-22 |
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Li Ting Lang | Li Ting Lang | 1920-07-24 |
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The Devil's Claim | Akbar Khan / Hassan | 1920-05-02 |
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A Heart in Pawn | Tomaya | 1919-03-20 |
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The Man Beneath | Dr. Chindi Ashutor | 1919-07-05 |
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The Courageous Coward | Suki Iota | 1919-03-31 |
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Bonds of Honor | Yamashito / Sasamoto | 1919-10-04 |
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The Dragon Painter | Tatsu - the Dragon Painter | 1919-09-28 |
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The Tong Man | Luk Chen | 1919-12-14 |
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His Birthright | Yukio | 1918-09-08 |
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The Honor of His House | Count Ito Onato | 1918-04-01 |
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The City of Dim Faces | Jang Lung | 1918-07-15 |
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The Bravest Way | Kara Tamura | 1918-06-16 |
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Banzai | The American General | 1918-10-01 |
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The White Man's Law | John A. Genghis | 1918-05-06 |
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Hidden Pearls | Tom Garvin | 1918-02-18 |
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The Temple Of Dusk | Akira | 1918-10-20 |
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The Bottle Imp | Lopaka | 1917-03-25 |
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The Secret Game | Nara-Nara | 1917-12-03 |
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Forbidden Paths | Sato | 1917-07-12 |
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The Call of the East | Arai Takada | 1917-10-15 |
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The Victoria Cross | Azimoolah | 1916-12-14 |
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The Honorable Friend | Makino | 1916-08-27 |
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The Clue | Nogi | 1915-07-08 |
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Temptation | Opera Admirer | 1915-12-15 |
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The Cheat | Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau] | 1915-12-13 |
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The Secret Sin | Lin Foo | 1915-10-21 |
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The Wrath of the Gods | Lord Yamaki | 1914-06-08 |
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The Death Mask | Running Wolf | 1914-09-25 |
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The Typhoon | Tokorama | 1914-10-10 |
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The Last of the Line | Tiah - Gray Otter's Son | 1914-12-24 |
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O Mimi san | Yorotomo | 1914-02-05 |
