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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Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making | Self (archive) | 2002-05-07 |
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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 Frozen Moment | Self | 1964-03-09 |
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The Big Wave | The Old Man | 1961-04-02 |
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Swiss Family Robinson | Kuala, Pirate Chief | 1960-12-21 |
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Hell to Eternity | General Matsui | 1960-08-01 |
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Escape to Paradise/Water Birds | 1960-12-18 | |
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John Gunther's High Road | Self | 1959-09-07 |
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Green Mansions | Runi | 1959-03-19 |
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The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant | Self | 1958-01-01 |
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The Geisha Boy | Mr. Sikita | 1958-11-02 |
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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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日本敗れず | 1954-10-26 | |
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女間者秘聞 赤穂浪士 | Sakon Tachibana | 1953-03-31 |
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悲劇の将軍 山下奉文 | 1953-04-29 | |
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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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遙かなり母の国 | Joe Hayami | 1950-03-05 |
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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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Three Came Home | Colonel Michio Suga | 1950-02-20 |
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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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Le Soleil de minuit | Matsui | 1943-06-30 |
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Malaria | 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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新しき土 | Iwao Yamato | 1937-02-04 |
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Forfaiture | Prince Hu-Long | 1937-11-24 |
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Running Hollywood | Sessue Hayakawa | 1932-01-27 |
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Daughter of the Dragon | Ah Kee | 1931-09-24 |
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Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks | Self | 1931-11-19 |
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The Great Prince Shan | Prince Shan | 1924-05-01 |
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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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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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Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20) | Himself | 1921-02-22 |
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The First Born | Chan Wang | 1921-01-30 |
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The Swamp | Wang | 1921-10-30 |
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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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Li Ting Lang | Li Ting Lang | 1920-07-24 |
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An Arabian Knight | Ahmed | 1920-08-22 |
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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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Bonds of Honor | Yamashito / Sasamoto | 1919-10-04 |
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The Courageous Coward | Suki Iota | 1919-03-31 |
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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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The Man Beneath | Dr. Chindi Ashutor | 1919-07-05 |
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The Honor of His House | Count Ito Onato | 1918-04-01 |
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The Temple Of Dusk | Akira | 1918-10-20 |
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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 City of Dim Faces | Jang Lung | 1918-07-15 |
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His Birthright | Yukio | 1918-09-08 |
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Hidden Pearls | Tom Garvin | 1918-02-18 |
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The White Man's Law | John A. Genghis | 1918-05-06 |
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The Call of the East | Arai Takada | 1917-10-15 |
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Each to His Kind | Rhandah | 1917-02-05 |
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Forbidden Paths | Sato | 1917-07-12 |
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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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The Victoria Cross | Azimoolah | 1916-12-14 |
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The Honorable Friend | Makino | 1916-08-27 |
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The Soul of Kura San | Toyo | 1916-10-30 |
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The Secret Sin | Lin Foo | 1915-10-21 |
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After Five | Oki - the Valet | 1915-01-28 |
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The Cheat | Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau] | 1915-12-13 |
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The Clue | Nogi | 1915-07-08 |
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Temptation | Opera Admirer | 1915-12-15 |
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O Mimi san | Yorotomo | 1914-02-05 |
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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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The Wrath of the Gods | Lord Yamaki | 1914-06-08 |
