Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa
Person

Sessue Hayakawa

Actor 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 ...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957 · Col. Saito

Swiss Family Robinson

Swiss Family Robinson

1960 · Kuala, Pirate Chief

House of Bamboo

House of Bamboo

1955 · Inspector Kito

The Cheat

The Cheat

1915 · Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau]

The Geisha Boy

The Geisha Boy

1958 · Mr. Sikita

Tokyo Joe

Tokyo Joe

1949 · Baron Kimura

Green Mansions

Green Mansions

1959 · Runi

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

1957 · Sakae Ito

Three Came Home

Three Came Home

1950 · Colonel Michio Suga

The Dragon Painter

The Dragon Painter

1919 · Tatsu - the Dragon Painter

Daughter of the Dragon

Daughter of the Dragon

1931 · Ah Kee

Hell to Eternity

Hell to Eternity

1960 · General Matsui

Hollywood

Hollywood

1980 · Self (archive footage, uncredited)

The Daydreamer

The Daydreamer

1966 · The Mole (voice)

The Wrath of the Gods

The Wrath of the Gods

1914 · Lord Yamaki

The Tong Man

The Tong Man

1919 · Luk Chen

Gambling Hell

Gambling Hell

1942 · Ying Tchaï

The Last of the Line

The Last of the Line

1914 · Tiah - Gray Otter's Son

Forfaiture

Forfaiture

1937 · Prince Hu-Long

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

2019 · (archive footage)