Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

Acting

Birthday

1889/06/10

Day of death

1973/11/23 (84 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Nanaura, Chiba, Japan

Also know 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...Read more

Acting
The Bridge on the River Kwai
7.8

(1957) The Bridge on the River Kwai

as Col. Saito

House of Bamboo
6.1

(1955) House of Bamboo

as Inspector Kito

The Honorable Friend
0.0

(1916) The Honorable Friend

as Makino

Temptation
0.0

(1915) Temptation

as Opera Admirer

The City of Dim Faces
4.0

(1918) The City of Dim Faces

as Jang Lung

0.0

(1922) Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12

as Self

Hell to Eternity
6.6

(1960) Hell to Eternity

as General Matsui

The Geisha Boy
6.4

(1958) The Geisha Boy

as Mr. Sikita

Forfaiture
6.6

(1937) Forfaiture

as Prince Hu-Long

Green Mansions
5.9

(1959) Green Mansions

as Runi

Swiss Family Robinson
6.9

(1960) Swiss Family Robinson

as Kuala, Pirate Chief

Tokyo Joe
6.1

(1949) Tokyo Joe

as Baron Kimura

The Cheat
5.9

(1915) The Cheat

as Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau]

Patrouille blanche
0.0

(1942) Patrouille blanche

as ---

Le Soleil de minuit
0.0

(1943) Le Soleil de minuit

as Matsui

Malaria
0.0

(1943) Malaria

as ---

Le Cabaret du Grand Large
0.0

(1946) Le Cabaret du Grand Large

as Professeur Wang

Quartier chinois
0.0

(1947) Quartier chinois

as Tchang

The Devil's Claim
0.0

(1920) The Devil's Claim

as Akbar Khan / Hassan

The Dragon Painter
6.3

(1919) The Dragon Painter

as Tatsu - the Dragon Painter

Three Came Home
6.7

(1950) Three Came Home

as Colonel Michio Suga

Daughter of the Dragon
5.1

(1931) Daughter of the Dragon

as Ah Kee

The Wrath of the Gods
6.2

(1914) The Wrath of the Gods

as Lord Yamaki

John Gunther's High Road
10.0

(1959) John Gunther's High Road

as Self

The Tong Man
5.7

(1919) The Tong Man

as Luk Chen

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
5.5

(2019) Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

as (archive footage)

The Last of the Line
6.6

(1914) The Last of the Line

as Tiah - Gray Otter's Son

Yoshiwara
8.0

(1937) Yoshiwara

as Ysamo, Kuli

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
0.0

(1958) The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

as Self

The Typhoon
0.0

(1914) The Typhoon

as Tokorama

The Daydreamer
5.0

(1966) The Daydreamer

as The Mole (voice)

0.0

(1932) Running Hollywood

as Sessue Hayakawa

The Death Mask
2.5

(1914) The Death Mask

as Running Wolf

新しき土
5.3

(1937) The Daughter of the Samurai

as Iwao Yamato

The Clue
0.0

(1915) The Clue

as Nogi

遙かなり母の国
0.0

(1950) The Motherland Far Far Away

as Joe Hayami

The Secret Game
5.5

(1917) The Secret Game

as Nara-Nara

His Birthright
5.2

(1918) His Birthright

as Yukio

悲劇の将軍 山下奉文
0.0

(1953) 悲劇の将軍 山下奉文

as ---

レ・ミゼラブル あゝ無情 第一部 神と悪魔
0.0

(1950) Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

as ---

レ・ミゼラブル あゝ無情 第二部 愛と自由の旗
0.0

(1950) Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

as ---

The Frozen Moment
0.0

(1964) The Frozen Moment

as Self

The Bottle Imp
0.0

(1917) The Bottle Imp

as Lopaka

Macao, l'enfer du jeu
6.4

(1942) Gambling Hell

as Ying Tchaï

The Courageous Coward
0.0

(1919) The Courageous Coward

as Suki Iota

The Man Beneath
6.0

(1919) The Man Beneath

as Dr. Chindi Ashutor

Tempête sur l'Asie
0.0

(1938) Tempête sur l'Asie

as Prinz Ling

The Call of the East
0.0

(1917) The Call of the East

as Arai Takada

The Great Prince Shan
0.0

(1924) The Great Prince Shan

as Prince Shan

女間者秘聞 赤穂浪士
0.0

(1953) 47 Vendettas

as Sakon Tachibana

Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
0.0

(1921) Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

as Himself

The Victoria Cross
0.0

(1916) The Victoria Cross

as Azimoolah

La Bataille
0.0

(1923) The Battle

as Le Marquis Yorisaka

純情二重奏
0.0

(1967) Lover's Duet

as Tajima

The Big Wave
0.0

(1961) The Big Wave

as The Old Man

The Temple Of Dusk
1.0

(1918) The Temple Of Dusk

as Akira

The Secret Sin
0.0

(1915) The Secret Sin

as Lin Foo

Where Lights Are Low
5.0

(1921) Where Lights Are Low

as T''Su Wong Shih

The Swamp
0.0

(1921) The Swamp

as Wang

Bonds of Honor
0.0

(1919) Bonds of Honor

as Yamashito / Sasamoto

Li Ting Lang
0.0

(1920) Li Ting Lang

as Li Ting Lang

An Arabian Knight
0.0

(1920) An Arabian Knight

as Ahmed

The Honor of His House
0.0

(1918) The Honor of His House

as Count Ito Onato

Hidden Pearls
0.0

(1918) Hidden Pearls

as Tom Garvin

The First Born
0.0

(1921) The First Born

as Chan Wang

0.0

(1918) The White Man's Law

as John A. Genghis

Black Roses
0.0

(1921) Black Roses

as Yoda

Forbidden Paths
0.0

(1917) Forbidden Paths

as Sato

0.0

(1924) Sen Yan’s Devotion

as Sen Yan

O Mimi san
0.0

(1914) O Mimi san

as Yorotomo

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
4.9

(2007) Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

J'ai tué!
0.0

(1924) I Have Killed

as Hideo

Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks
0.0

(1931) Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks

as Self

A Heart in Pawn
0.0

(1919) A Heart in Pawn

as Tomaya

The Bravest Way
0.0

(1918) The Bravest Way

as Kara Tamura

0.0

(1918) Banzai

as The American General

The Vermilion Pencil
0.0

(1922) The Vermilion Pencil

as Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan

Night Life in Hollywood
0.0

(1922) Night Life in Hollywood

as Self

0.0

(1915) After Five

as Oki - the Valet

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
0.0

(2002) Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

as Self (archive)

Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
0.0

(1960) Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

as ---

The Soul of Kura San
0.0

(1916) The Soul of Kura San

as Toyo

Each to His Kind
0.0

(1917) Each to His Kind

as Rhandah

太閤記
0.0

(1965) Taikouki

as Takeda Shingen

Asian Americans
0.0

(2020) Asian Americans

as Self