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Sessue Hayakawa

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Born: June 10, 1889 in Nanaura, Chiba, Japan

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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 Fairb...

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The Bridge on the River Kwai
7.8
The Bridge on the River Kwai1957
Tokyo Joe
6.1
Tokyo Joe1949
Swiss Family Robinson
6.9
Swiss Family Robinson1960
House of Bamboo
6.2
House of Bamboo1955
The Cheat
6.0
The Cheat1915
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Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom1950
The Geisha Boy
6.2
The Geisha Boy1958
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
4.3
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema2007
日本敗れず
日本敗れず1954
The Big Wave
The Big Wave1961
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil1950
Green Mansions
5.7
Green Mansions1959
The Daughter of the Samurai
5.3
The Daughter of the Samurai1937
The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki
The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki1953
The Daydreamer
4.6
The Daydreamer1966
Lover's Duet
Lover's Duet1967
The Tong Man
5.7
The Tong Man1919
The Motherland Far Far Away
The Motherland Far Far Away1950
The Beggar Prince
The Beggar Prince1920
Hell to Eternity
6.3
Hell to Eternity1960
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
5.7
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood2019
47 Vendettas
47 Vendettas1953
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds1960
Three Came Home
6.6
Three Came Home1950
The Man Beneath
6.0
The Man Beneath1919
The Secret Game
5.6
The Secret Game1917
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making2002
The Sun Rises from the East
The Sun Rises from the East1932
The Honorable Friend
The Honorable Friend1916
The White Man's Law
The White Man's Law1918
After Five
After Five1915
Daughter of the Dragon
5.1
Daughter of the Dragon1931
Gambling Hell
6.4
Gambling Hell1942
Each to His Kind
Each to His Kind1917
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant1958
The Typhoon
The Typhoon1914
Tempête sur l'Asie
Tempête sur l'Asie1938
The Illustrious Prince
The Illustrious Prince1919
The Call of the East
The Call of the East1917
The Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross1916
The Wrath of the Gods
6.2
The Wrath of the Gods1914
The Bravest Way
The Bravest Way1918
The City of Dim Faces
3.3
The City of Dim Faces1918
Yoshiwara
8.0
Yoshiwara1937
Quartier chinois
Quartier chinois1947
A Heart in Pawn
A Heart in Pawn1919
The First Born
The First Born1921
Forfaiture
6.5
Forfaiture1937
Bonds of Honor
Bonds of Honor1919
An Arabian Knight
An Arabian Knight1920
The Temple Of Dusk
1.0
The Temple Of Dusk1918
Patrouille blanche
Patrouille blanche1942
The Swamp
The Swamp1921
I Have Killed
I Have Killed1924
The Vermilion Pencil
The Vermilion Pencil1922
Running Hollywood
Running Hollywood1932
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 121922
The Jaguar's Claws
The Jaguar's Claws1917
Black Roses
Black Roses1921
The Courageous Coward
The Courageous Coward1919
Where Lights Are Low
5.0
Where Lights Are Low1921
The Brand of Lopez
The Brand of Lopez1920
Forbidden Paths
Forbidden Paths1917
Night Life in Hollywood
Night Life in Hollywood1922
The Last of the Line
6.6
The Last of the Line1914
Li Ting Lang
Li Ting Lang1920
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)1921
The Devil's Claim
The Devil's Claim1920
Alien Souls
Alien Souls1916
The Dragon Painter
6.3
The Dragon Painter1919
John Gunther's High Road
10.0
John Gunther's High Road1959
The Secret Sin
The Secret Sin1915
Five Days to Live
Five Days to Live1922
Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks
Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks1931
Malaria
Malaria1943
The Frozen Moment
The Frozen Moment1964
The Bottle Imp
The Bottle Imp1917
The Battle
The Battle1923
The Honor of His House
The Honor of His House1918
His Debt
His Debt1919
The Gray Horizon
The Gray Horizon1919
The Chinatown Mystery
The Chinatown Mystery1915
The Great Prince Shan
The Great Prince Shan1924
Hidden Pearls
Hidden Pearls1918
The Clue
The Clue1915
O Mimi san
O Mimi san1914
Hashimura Togo
Hashimura Togo1917
Le Soleil de minuit
Le Soleil de minuit1943
Le Cabaret du Grand Large
Le Cabaret du Grand Large1946
His Birthright
5.2
His Birthright1918
The Danger Line
The Danger Line1924
The Death Mask
2.5
The Death Mask1914
Temptation
Temptation1915
The Soul of Kura San
The Soul of Kura San1916
Sen Yan’s Devotion
Sen Yan’s Devotion1924
Banzai
Banzai1918