Where to watch Sessue Hayakawa in the UK
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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 fi…
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- Wagon Train (1957) as Sakae Ito
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) as Col. Saito
- Taikouki (1965) as Takeda Shingen
- Swiss Family Robinson (1960) as Kuala, Pirate Chief
- Asian Americans (2020) as Self
- Green Mansions (1959) as Runi
- House of Bamboo (1955) as Inspector Kito
- The Geisha Boy (1958) as Mr. Sikita
- The Battle (1923) as Le Marquis Yorisaka
- Tokyo Joe (1949) as Baron Kimura
- Alien Souls (1916) as Sakata
- Daughter of the Dragon (1931) as Ah Kee
- Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007) as Self (archive footage)
- Three Came Home (1950) as Colonel Michio Suga
- Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019) as (archive footage)
- Hell to Eternity (1960) as General Matsui
- Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks (1931) as Self
- Hashimura Togo (1917) as Hashimura Togo
- The Daydreamer (1966) as The Mole (voice)
- Le Soleil de minuit (1943) as Matsui
- The Cheat (1915) as Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau]
- Tempête sur l'Asie (1938) as Prinz Ling
- Forfaiture (1937) as Prince Hu-Long
- Patrouille blanche (1942) Cast
- I Have Killed (1924) as Hideo
- Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making (2002) as Self (archive)
- The Tong Man (1919) as Luk Chen
- His Birthright (1918) as Yukio
- The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki (1953) as Tomoyuki Yamashita
- The Jaguar's Claws (1917) as El Jaguar
- Gambling Hell (1942) as Ying Tchaï
- Night Life in Hollywood (1922) as Self
- John Gunther's High Road (1959) as Self
- The Soul of Kura San (1916) as Toyo
- The Honor of His House (1918) as Count Ito Onato
- His Debt (1919) as Goto Mariyama
- Escape to Paradise/Water Birds (1960) Cast
- Forbidden Paths (1917) as Sato
- A Heart in Pawn (1919) as Tomaya
- Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20) (1921) as Himself
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Most-watched Sessue Hayakawa films currently: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Swiss Family Robinson (1960), Green Mansions (1959), House of Bamboo (1955), The Geisha Boy (1958).
What TV shows has Sessue Hayakawa appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Wagon Train (1957), Taikouki (1965), Asian Americans (2020).
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