Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Nanaura, Chiba, Japan
    Birthday
    6/10/1889
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai
7.8
House of Bamboo
House of Bamboo
6.1
The Honorable Friend
The Honorable Friend
0
Temptation
Temptation
0
The City of Dim Faces
The City of Dim Faces
4
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
0
Hell to Eternity
Hell to Eternity
6.6
The Geisha Boy
The Geisha Boy
6.4
Forfaiture
Forfaiture
6.6
Green Mansions
Green Mansions
5.6
Swiss Family Robinson
Swiss Family Robinson
6.9
Tokyo Joe
Tokyo Joe
6.1
The Cheat
The Cheat
6
Patrouille blanche
Patrouille blanche
0
Le Soleil de minuit
Le Soleil de minuit
0
Malaria
Malaria
0
Le Cabaret du Grand Large
Le Cabaret du Grand Large
0
Quartier chinois
Quartier chinois
0
The Devil's Claim
The Devil's Claim
0
The Dragon Painter
The Dragon Painter
6.4
Three Came Home
Three Came Home
6.7
Daughter of the Dragon
Daughter of the Dragon
5.1
The Wrath of the Gods
The Wrath of the Gods
6.2
John Gunther's High Road
John Gunther's High Road
10
The Tong Man
The Tong Man
5.7
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
6
The Last of the Line
The Last of the Line
6.7
Yoshiwara
Yoshiwara
8
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
0
The Typhoon
The Typhoon
0
The Daydreamer
The Daydreamer
4.8
Running Hollywood
0
The Death Mask
The Death Mask
2.5
The Daughter of the Samurai
The Daughter of the Samurai
5.3
The Clue
The Clue
0
The Motherland Far Far Away
The Motherland Far Far Away
0
The Secret Game
The Secret Game
5.5
His Birthright
His Birthright
5.2
悲劇の将軍 山下奉文
悲劇の将軍 山下奉文
0
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
0
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
0
The Frozen Moment
The Frozen Moment
0
The Bottle Imp
The Bottle Imp
0
Gambling Hell
Gambling Hell
6.4
The Courageous Coward
The Courageous Coward
0
The Man Beneath
The Man Beneath
6
Tempête sur l'Asie
Tempête sur l'Asie
0
The Call of the East
The Call of the East
0
The Great Prince Shan
The Great Prince Shan
0
47 Vendettas
47 Vendettas
0
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
0
The Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross
0
The Battle
The Battle
0
Lover's Duet
Lover's Duet
0
The Big Wave
The Big Wave
0
The Temple Of Dusk
The Temple Of Dusk
1
The Secret Sin
The Secret Sin
0
Where Lights Are Low
Where Lights Are Low
5
Li Ting Lang
Li Ting Lang
0
An Arabian Knight
An Arabian Knight
0
Forbidden Paths
Forbidden Paths
0
Hidden Pearls
Hidden Pearls
0
The White Man's Law
0
The First Born
The First Born
0
The Honor of His House
The Honor of His House
0
Black Roses
Black Roses
0
Bonds of Honor
Bonds of Honor
0
The Swamp
The Swamp
0
Sen Yan’s Devotion
0
O Mimi san
O Mimi san
0
The Love Goddesses
The Love Goddesses
6.3
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
4.9
I Have Killed
I Have Killed
0
Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks
Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks
0
A Heart in Pawn
A Heart in Pawn
0
The Bravest Way
The Bravest Way
0
Banzai
0
Night Life in Hollywood
Night Life in Hollywood
0
The Vermilion Pencil
The Vermilion Pencil
0
After Five
0
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
0
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
0
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