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Born · June 10, 1889
Died · November 23, 1973 (84 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Nanaura, Chiba, Japan
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.
Self · (5 episodes)
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2020
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5.5
2019
Self (archive footage)
4.9
2007
Self (archive)
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2002
Tajima
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1967
The Mole (voice)
5.0
1966
Takeda Shingen · (52 episodes)
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1965
Self
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1964
The Old Man
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1961
Kuala, Pirate Chief
6.9
1960
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1960
General Matsui
6.6
1960
Self
10.0
1959
Runi
5.9
1959
Mr. Sikita
6.4
1958
Self
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1958
Col. Saito
7.8
1957
Inspector Kito
6.1
1955
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1953
Sakon Tachibana
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1953
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1950
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1950
Joe Hayami
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1950
Colonel Michio Suga
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1950
Baron Kimura
6.1
1949
Tchang
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1947
Professeur Wang
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1946
Matsui
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1943
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1943
Ying Tchaï
6.4
1942
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1942
Prinz Ling
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1938
Prince Hu-Long
6.6
1937
Ysamo, Kuli
8.0
1937
Iwao Yamato
5.3
1937
Sessue Hayakawa
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1932
Self
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1931
Ah Kee
5.1
1931
Hideo
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1924
Sen Yan
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1924
Prince Shan
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1924
Le Marquis Yorisaka
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1923
Self
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1922
Self
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1922
Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan
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1922
Wang
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1921
T''Su Wong Shih
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1921
Yoda
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1921
Himself
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1921
Chan Wang
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1921
Ahmed
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1920
Li Ting Lang
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1920
Akbar Khan / Hassan
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1920
Luk Chen
5.7
1919
Yamashito / Sasamoto
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1919
Tatsu - the Dragon Painter
6.3
1919
Dr. Chindi Ashutor
6.0
1919
Suki Iota
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1919
Tomaya
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1919
Akira
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1918
The American General
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1918
Yukio
5.2
1918
Jang Lung
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1918
Kara Tamura
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1918
John A. Genghis
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1918
Count Ito Onato
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1918
Tom Garvin
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1918
Nara-Nara
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1917
Arai Takada
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1917
Sato
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1917
Lopaka
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1917
Rhandah
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1917
Azimoolah
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1916
Toyo
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1916
Makino
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1916
Opera Admirer
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1915
Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau]
5.9
1915
Lin Foo
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1915
Nogi
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1915
Oki - the Valet
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1915
Tiah - Gray Otter's Son
6.6
1914
Tokorama
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1914
Running Wolf
2.5
1914
Lord Yamaki
6.2
1914
Yorotomo
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1914