Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

10/06/1889

Day of Death

23/11/1973
(84) years old

Place of Birth

Nanaura, Chiba, Japan

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. Betwee... Read More

Filmography

Cast

2007

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in ...

as Self (archive footage)

1967

Lover's Duet

as Tajima

1966

The Daydreamer

as The Mole (voice)

1961

The Big Wave

as The Old Man

1960

Swiss Family Robinson

as Kuala, Pirate Chief

1960

Hell to Eternity

as General Matsui

1959

Green Mansions

as Runi

1958

The Geisha Boy

as Mr. Sikita

1955

House of Bamboo

as Inspector Kito

1953

47 Vendettas

as Sakon Tachibana

1950

Three Came Home

as Colonel Michio Suga

1949

Tokyo Joe

as Baron Kimura

1947

Quartier chinois

as Tchang

1946

Le Cabaret du Grand Large

as Professeur Wang

1943

Le Soleil de minuit

as Matsui

1942

Gambling Hell

as Ying Tchaï

1938

Tempête sur l'Asie

as Prinz Ling

1937

Forfaiture

as Prince Hu-Long

1937

Yoshiwara

as Ysamo, Kuli

1937

The Daughter of the Samurai

as Iwao Yamato

1932

Running Hollywood

as Sessue Hayakawa

1924

I Have Killed

as Hideo

1924

Sen Yan’s Devotion

as Sen Yan

1924

The Great Prince Shan

as Prince Shan

1923

The Battle

as Le Marquis Yorisaka

1922

The Vermilion Pencil

as Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan

1922

Five Days to Live

as Tai Leung

1921

The Swamp

as Wang

1921

Where Lights Are Low

as T''Su Wong Shih

1921

Black Roses

as Yoda

1921

The First Born

as Chan Wang

1920

An Arabian Knight

as Ahmed

1920

Li Ting Lang

as Li Ting Lang

1920

The Devil's Claim

as Akbar Khan / Hassan

1920

The Brand of Lopez

as Vasco Lopez

1920

The Beggar Prince

as Nikki / Prince

1919

The Tong Man

as Luk Chen

1919

The Illustrious Prince

as Prince Maiyo

1919

Bonds of Honor

as Yamashito / Sasamoto

1919

The Dragon Painter

as Tatsu - the Dragon Painter

1919

The Man Beneath

as Dr. Chindi Ashutor

1919

His Debt

as Goto Mariyama

1919

The Courageous Coward

as Suki Iota

1919

A Heart in Pawn

as Tomaya

1918

The Temple Of Dusk

as Akira

1918

Banzai

as The American General

1918

His Birthright

as Yukio

1918

The City of Dim Faces

as Jang Lung

1918

The Bravest Way

as Kara Tamura

1918

The White Man's Law

as John A. Genghis

1918

The Honor of His House

as Count Ito Onato

1918

Hidden Pearls

as Tom Garvin

1917

The Secret Game

as Nara-Nara

1917

The Call of the East

as Arai Takada

1917

Hashimura Togo

as Hashimura Togo

1917

Forbidden Paths

as Sato

1917

The Jaguar's Claws

as El Jaguar

1917

The Bottle Imp

as Lopaka

1917

Each to His Kind

as Rhandah

1916

The Victoria Cross

as Azimoolah

1916

Alien Souls

as Sakata

1915

Temptation

as Opera Admirer

1915

The Cheat

as Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau]

1915

The Secret Sin

as Lin Foo

1915

The Clue

as Nogi

1915

The Chinatown Mystery

as Yo Hong

1915

After Five

as Oki - the Valet

1914

The Last of the Line

as Tiah - Gray Otter's Son

1914

The Typhoon

as Tokorama

1914

The Death Mask

as Running Wolf

1914

The Wrath of the Gods

as Lord Yamaki

1914

O Mimi san

as Yorotomo

Crew

1923

The Battle

as Director

1921

The Swamp

as Story

1921

Where Lights Are Low

as Producer

1921

Black Roses

as Producer

1921

The First Born

as Producer

1918

His Birthright

as Producer

1918

His Birthright

as Story