
Cast
Sessue Hayakawa
Acting
Cast
Sessue Hayakawa
Known for
Acting
Born
1889-06-10
From
Nanaura, Chiba, Japan
Died
1973-11-23
Also known as 早川雪洲, Kintarō Hayakawa, 早川 金太郎
Biography
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.

The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Col. Saito

Swiss Family Robinson
as Kuala, Pirate Chief

Green Mansions
as Runi

Tokyo Joe
as Baron Kimura

Hidden Pearls
as Tom Garvin

After Five
as Oki - the Valet

The Swamp
as Wang

House of Bamboo
as Inspector Kito

The Geisha Boy
as Mr. Sikita

The First Born
as Chan Wang

The Daydreamer
as The Mole (voice)

The Motherland Far Far Away
as Joe Hayami

Hell to Eternity
as General Matsui

The Cheat
as Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau]

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
as (archive footage)

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)

Forfaiture
as Prince Hu-Long

Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

Daughter of the Dragon
as Ah Kee

47 Vendettas
as Sakon Tachibana

The Bottle Imp
as Lopaka

Three Came Home
as Colonel Michio Suga

The Frozen Moment
as Self

Lover's Duet
as Tajima

The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki
as Tomoyuki Yamashita

An Arabian Knight
as Ahmed

Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

Li Ting Lang
as Li Ting Lang

The Big Wave
as The Old Man

Night Life in Hollywood
as Self

The Daughter of the Samurai
as Iwao Yamato

Alien Souls
as Sakata

日本敗れず

The Man Beneath
as Dr. Chindi Ashutor

The Typhoon
as Tokorama

Patrouille blanche

Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks
as Self

The Devil's Claim
as Akbar Khan / Hassan

The Tong Man
as Luk Chen

The Secret Sin
as Lin Foo

His Birthright
as Yukio

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
as Self

The White Man's Law
as John A. Genghis

The Secret Game
as Nara-Nara

Gambling Hell
as Ying Tchaï

The Clue
as Nogi

The Call of the East
as Arai Takada

The Vermilion Pencil
as Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan

Le Soleil de minuit
as Matsui

John Gunther's High Road
as Self

The Beggar Prince
as Nikki / Prince

The Chinatown Mystery
as Yo Hong

The Honor of His House
as Count Ito Onato

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
as Self (archive)

Running Hollywood
as Sessue Hayakawa

The Honorable Friend
as Makino

Where Lights Are Low
as T''Su Wong Shih

The Wrath of the Gods
as Lord Yamaki

The Courageous Coward
as Suki Iota

Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
as Self

The Temple Of Dusk
as Akira

Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

The Brand of Lopez
as Vasco Lopez

Each to His Kind
as Rhandah

The Dragon Painter
as Tatsu - the Dragon Painter

Yoshiwara
as Ysamo, Kuli

The Jaguar's Claws
as El Jaguar

Black Roses
as Yoda

The Soul of Kura San
as Toyo

Temptation
as Opera Admirer

Forbidden Paths
as Sato

The Victoria Cross
as Azimoolah

Bonds of Honor
as Yamashito / Sasamoto

Malaria

Quartier chinois
as Tchang

Le Cabaret du Grand Large
as Professeur Wang

The City of Dim Faces
as Jang Lung

The Gray Horizon
as Yamo Masata

O Mimi san
as Yorotomo

The Illustrious Prince
as Prince Maiyo

Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
as Himself

Tempête sur l'Asie
as Prinz Ling

Five Days to Live
as Tai Leung

Sen Yan’s Devotion
as Sen Yan

His Debt
as Goto Mariyama

A Heart in Pawn
as Tomaya

The Last of the Line
as Tiah - Gray Otter's Son

The Battle
as Le Marquis Yorisaka

The Death Mask
as Running Wolf

Hashimura Togo
as Hashimura Togo

The Sun Rises from the East
as Kenji

The Danger Line
as Marquis Yorisaka

The Bravest Way
as Kara Tamura

Banzai
as The American General

I Have Killed
as Hideo

The Great Prince Shan
as Prince Shan