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Sessue Hayakawa filmography

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Sessue Hayakawa (June 10, 1886 – November 23, 1973) was one of the first Asian actors and filmmakers to gain great fame and success in the United States. He starred in both English-language and Japanese-language films. His career peaked during the silent film period but continued on and eventually thrived in the talkie era, culminating with an Academy Award-nominated performance in The Bridge on the River Kwai in 1957.

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Early work

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1914O Mimi SanYorotomoCharles MillerTwo reels
1914style="background:#ffc;" | The Courtship of O San {{dagger}}ShotokuCharles MillerTwo reels
1914style="background:#ffc;" | The Geisha {{dagger}}TakuraRaymond B. WestTwo reels
1914style="background:#ffc;" | The Ambassador's Envoy {{dagger}}KamuriTwo reels
1914style="background:#ffc;" | A Tragedy of the Orient {{dagger}}KatoReginald BarkerTwo reels
1914style="background:#ffc;" | A Relic of Old Japan {{dagger}}KotoReginald BarkerTwo reels
1914style="background:#ffc;" | The Curse of Caste {{dagger}}KatoReginald BarkerTwo reels
1914style="background:#ffc;" | The Village 'Neath the Sea {{dagger}}Red ElkThomas H. Ince
Jay Hunt		Two reels
1914style="background:#ffc;" | Star of the North {{dagger}}Thomas H. Ince
Jay Hunt		Two reels
1914style="background:#ffc;" | The Death Mask {{dagger}}Running WolfThomas H. InceTwo reels
1914style="background:#ffc;" | The Hateful God {{dagger}}Two reels
1914style="background:#ffc;" | Nipped {{dagger}}Taro KamuraGeorge OsborneTwo reels
1914style="background:#ffc;" | The Vigil {{dagger}}KenjiroGeorge OsborneTwo reels
1914style="background:#ffc;" | Mother of the Shadows {{dagger}}Running ElkGeorge OsborneTwo reels
1914The Last of the LineTiah - Gray Otter's SonJay HuntTwo reels
1914The TyphoonTokoramaReginald Barker
1914The Wrath of the GodsLord YamakiReginald Barker
1914style="background:#ffc;" | The Sacrifice {{dagger}}
1915

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George OsborneOne reel
1915style="background:#ffc;" | The Chinatown Mystery {{dagger}}Yo HongReginald BarkerTwo reels

Famous Player Lasky Films

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1915style="background:#ffc;" | After Five {{dagger}}Oki - the ValetCecil B. DeMille
Oscar Apfel
1915style="background:#ffc;" | The Clue {{dagger}}Nogi James Neill
Frank Reicher
1915The Secret SinLin FooFrank Reicher
1915The CheatHishuru Tori (original release) / Haka ArakauCecil B. DeMille
1915style="background:#ffc;" | Temptation {{dagger}}Opera AdmirerCecil B. DeMille
1916style="background:#ffc;" | Alien Souls {{dagger}}SakataFrank Reicher
1916style="background:#ffc;" | The Honorable Friend {{dagger}}MakinoEdward LeSaint
1916style="background:#ffc;" | The Soul of Kura San {{dagger}}ToyoEdward LeSaint
1916The Victoria CrossAzimoolahEdward LeSaint
1917style="background:#ffc;" | Each to His Kind {{dagger}}RhandahEdward LeSaint
1917style="background:#ffc;" | The Bottle Imp {{dagger}}LopakaMarshall Neilan
1917style="background:#ffc;" | The Jaguar's Claws {{dagger}}El JaguarMarshall Neilan
1917Forbidden PathsSato
1917style="background:#ffc;" | Hashimura Togo {{dagger}}Hashimura Togo
1917style="background:#ffc;" | The Call of the East {{dagger}}Arai TakadaGeorge Melford
1917The Secret GameNara-NaraWilliam C. deMille
1918style="background:#ffc;" | The Hidden Pearls {{dagger}}Tom Garvin
1918style="background:#ffc;" | The Honor of His House {{dagger}}Count Ito OnatoWilliam C. deMille
1918The White Man's LawJohn A. Genghis James Young
1918The Bravest WayKara TamuraGeorge Melford
1918style="background:#ffc;" | The City of Dim Faces {{dagger}}Jang LungGeorge Melford

Haworth Pictures Corporation

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1918His BirthrightYukioWilliam WorthingtonIncomplete
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1918style="background:#ffc;" | Banzai {{dagger}}The American GeneralOne reel
1918style="background:#ffc;" | The Temple of Dusk {{dagger}}AkiraJames Young
1919style="background:#ffc;" | A Heart in Pawn {{dagger}}Tomaya William Worthington
1919style="background:#ffc;" | The Courageous Coward {{dagger}}Suki IotaWilliam Worthington
1919style="background:#ffc;" | His Debt {{dagger}}Goto MariyamaWilliam Worthington
1919The Man BeneathDr. Chindi AshutorWilliam Worthington
1919style="background:#ffc;" | The Gray Horizon {{dagger}}Yamo MasataWilliam Worthington
1919The Dragon PainterTatsu - the Dragon PainterWilliam Worthington
1919style="background:#ffc;" | Bonds of Honor {{dagger}}Yamashito / SasamotoWilliam Worthington
1919style="background:#ffc;" | The Illustrious Prince {{dagger}}Prince MaiyoWilliam Worthington
1919style="background:#ffc;" | The Tong Man {{dagger}}Luk ChenWilliam WorthingtonThis film is not lost. It is available to watch. Just viewed on Turner Classic Movies together with the Dragon Painter.
1920style="background:#ffc;" | The Beggar Prince {{dagger}}Nikki / PrinceWilliam Worthington
1920style="background:#ffc;" | The Brand of Lopez {{dagger}}Vasco LopezJoseph De Grasse
1920The Devil's ClaimAkbar Khan / HassanCharles Swickard
1920Li Ting LangLi Ting LangCharles Swickard
1920style="background:#ffc;" | An Arabian Knight {{dagger}}AhmedCharles Swickard
1921The First BornChan WangServed as producer
1921style="background:#ffc;" | Black Roses {{dagger}}Yoda Colin CampbellServed as producer
1921style="background:#ffc;" | Where Lights Are Low {{dagger}}Tsu Wong ShihColin CampbellServed as producer
1921The SwampWangColin CampbellServed as producer and writer
rowspan=2 | 1922style="background:#ffc;" | Five Days to Live {{dagger}}Tai LeungNorman Dawn
style="background:#ffc;" | The Vermilion Pencil {{dagger}}Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan

European, American and Japanese Films

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1923style="background:#ffc;" | La Bataille {{dagger}}Le Marquis YorisakaHimself
Édouard-Émile Violet		French film
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rowspan=4 | 1924style="background:#ffc;" | The Great Prince Shan {{dagger}}Prince ShanA. E. ColebyBritish film
style="background:#ffc;" | The Danger Line {{dagger}}Marquis YorisakaÉdouard-Émile VioletAmerican film
style="background:#ffc;" | Sen Yan's Devotion {{dagger}}Sen YanA. E. ColebyBritish film
I Have KilledHideo - l'antiquaire japonaisFrench film
1929The Man Who Laughed LastShort film. Early talking film for Sessue Hayakawa {{Cite web |title=Stockton Evening and Sunday Record 12 Oct 1929, page 14 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/843378120/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-12-28 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}
1931Daughter of the DragonAh KeeLloyd CorriganAmerican film
1932Taiyo wa higashi yoriKenjiJapanese film
1934Bakugeki hikôtaiJapanese film
rowspan=2 | 1935Tojin OkichiTownsend HarrisJapanese film
Kuni o mamoru mono: NichirenNichirenJapanese film
rowspan=3 | 1937The Daughter of the SamuraiIwao YamatoArnold Fanck
Mansaku Itami		German-Japanese Film
YoshiwaraYsamo, KuliMax OphülsFrench film
The CheatPrince Hu-LongMarcel L'HerbierFrench film
1938Storm Over AsiaLe prince LingRichard OswaldFrench film
rowspan=2 | 1942White PatrolHallowayFrench film
{{Interlanguage link multi|Macao, l'enfer du jeu|fr}}Ying TchaïFrench film
rowspan=2 | 1943MalariaSaïdiJean GourguetFrench film
The Midnight SunMatsuiBernard-RolandFrench film
1946{{Interlanguage link multi| Le Cabaret du grand large|fr}}Professeur WangFrench film
1947Chinese QuarterTchangFrench film

Final films

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1949Tokyo JoeBaron KimuraStuart Heisler
rowspan=4 | 1950Three Came HomeCol. Mitsuo SugaJean Negulesco
Harukanari haha no kuniJoe HayamiJapanese film
Re mizeraburu: kami to akumaJapanese film
Re mizeraburu: kami to jiyu no hataJapanese film
rowspan=2 | 1953Onna kanja himon - Akô rôshiSakon TachibanaJapanese film
Kurama Tengu to Katsu KaishûAwanokami KatsuJapanese film
1954Nihon yaburezuJapanese film
1955House of BambooInsp. KitaSamuel FullerDubbed by Richard Loo
1957The Bridge on the River KwaiColonel SaitoDavid LeanNomination - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1958The Geisha BoyMr. SikitaFrank Tashlin
1959Green MansionsRuniMel Ferrer
rowspan=2 | 1960Hell to EternityGen. MatsuiPhil Karlson
Swiss Family RobinsonKuala, Pirate ChiefKen Annakin
1961The Big WaveThe Old ManTad Danielewski
1966The DaydreamerThe MoleJules BassVoice role
1967Junjô nijûsôTajimaJapanese film

Appearances as himself

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1918United States Fourth Liberty Loan Drive
1922Night Life in Hollywood
1931Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas FairbanksDirected by Douglas Fairbanks and Victor Fleming.
1932Running Hollywood

Television appearances

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1958Kraft Television Theatre
1958Studio One
1958Wagon TrainSakae Ito
1959The Steve Allen Show
1961-1962Here's Hollywood
1963Route 66Takasuka
1965TaikōkiTakeda Shingen

Bibliography

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