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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Escape to Paradise/Water Birds | 1960-12-18 | |
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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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Green Mansions | Runi | 1959-03-19 |
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John Gunther's High Road | Self | 1959-09-07 |
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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 | Tomoyuki Yamashita | 1953-04-29 |
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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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Three Came Home | Colonel Michio Suga | 1950-02-20 |
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遙かなり母の国 | Joe Hayami | 1950-03-05 |
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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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Macao, l'enfer du jeu | Ying Tchaï | 1942-04-11 |
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Patrouille blanche | 1942-03-05 | |
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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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太陽は東より | Kenji | 1932-06-30 |
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Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks | Self | 1931-11-19 |
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Daughter of the Dragon | Ah Kee | 1931-09-24 |
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J'ai tué! | Hideo | 1924-10-25 |
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The Great Prince Shan | Prince Shan | 1924-05-01 |
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The Danger Line | Marquis Yorisaka | 1924-05-26 |
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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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Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12 | Self | 1922-11-05 |
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Five Days to Live | Tai Leung | 1922-01-08 |
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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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The First Born | Chan Wang | 1921-01-30 |
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Black Roses | Yoda | 1921-05-22 |
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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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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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The Devil's Claim | Akbar Khan / Hassan | 1920-05-02 |
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The Beggar Prince | Nikki / Prince | 1920-01-25 |
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Li Ting Lang | Li Ting Lang | 1920-07-24 |
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The Brand of Lopez | Vasco Lopez | 1920-04-11 |
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The Tong Man | Luk Chen | 1919-12-14 |
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His Debt | Goto Mariyama | 1919-05-25 |
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The Illustrious Prince | Prince Maiyo | 1919-11-02 |
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The Gray Horizon | Yamo Masata | 1919-08-18 |
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Bonds of Honor | Yamashito / Sasamoto | 1919-10-04 |
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The Man Beneath | Dr. Chindi Ashutor | 1919-07-05 |
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The Dragon Painter | Tatsu - the Dragon Painter | 1919-09-28 |
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The Courageous Coward | Suki Iota | 1919-03-31 |
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A Heart in Pawn | Tomaya | 1919-03-20 |
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Banzai | The American General | 1918-10-01 |
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The Bravest Way | Kara Tamura | 1918-06-16 |
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The Temple Of Dusk | Akira | 1918-10-20 |
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His Birthright | Yukio | 1918-09-08 |
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The City of Dim Faces | Jang Lung | 1918-07-15 |
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The Honor of His House | Count Ito Onato | 1918-04-01 |
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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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Hashimura Togo | Hashimura Togo | 1917-08-19 |
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The Jaguar's Claws | El Jaguar | 1917-06-11 |
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Each to His Kind | Rhandah | 1917-02-05 |
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The Call of the East | Arai Takada | 1917-10-15 |
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The Bottle Imp | Lopaka | 1917-03-25 |
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Forbidden Paths | Sato | 1917-07-12 |
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The Secret Game | Nara-Nara | 1917-12-03 |
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The Soul of Kura San | Toyo | 1916-10-30 |
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The Honorable Friend | Makino | 1916-08-27 |
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The Victoria Cross | Azimoolah | 1916-12-14 |
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Alien Souls | Sakata | 1916-05-11 |
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Temptation | Opera Admirer | 1915-12-15 |
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The Clue | Nogi | 1915-07-08 |
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The Chinatown Mystery | Yo Hong | 1915-02-10 |
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The Secret Sin | Lin Foo | 1915-10-21 |
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The Cheat | Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau] | 1915-12-13 |
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After Five | Oki - the Valet | 1915-01-28 |
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The Death Mask | Running Wolf | 1914-09-25 |
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O Mimi san | Yorotomo | 1914-02-05 |
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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 |
