Sessue Hayakawa: movies and TV shows
Sessue Hayakawa has 108 credits in the archive: 105 films and 3 TV series, from 1914 to 2020. Highest rated: The Bridge on the River Kwai (7.8/10).
Career timeline
1914 – 2020 · busiest year: 1918 (10 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Asian Americans | Self | TV | 10.0 | 131 |
| 2019 | Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood | (archive footage) | Film | 5.7 | 130 |
| 2007 | Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema | Self (archive footage) | Film | 4.3 | 118 |
| 2002 | Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making | Self (archive) | Film | — | 113 |
| 1967 | Lover's Duet | Tajima | Film | — | 78 |
| 1966 | The Daydreamer | The Mole (voice) | Film | 5.1 | 77 |
| 1965 | Taikouki | Takeda Shingen | TV | — | 76 |
| 1964 | The Frozen Moment | Self | Film | — | 75 |
| 1961 | The Big Wave | The Old Man | Film | 10.0 | 72 |
| 1960 | Swiss Family Robinson | Kuala, Pirate Chief | Film | 6.9 | 71 |
| 1960 | Hell to Eternity | General Matsui | Film | 6.3 | 71 |
| 1960 | Escape to Paradise/Water Birds | Film | — | 71 | |
| 1959 | Green Mansions | Runi | Film | 5.7 | 70 |
| 1959 | John Gunther's High Road | Self | Film | 10.0 | 70 |
| 1958 | The Geisha Boy | Mr. Sikita | Film | 6.3 | 69 |
| 1958 | The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant | Self | Film | — | 69 |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Sakae Ito | TV | 6.6 | 68 |
| 1957 | The Bridge on the River Kwai | Col. Saito | Film | 7.8 | 68 |
| 1955 | House of Bamboo | Inspector Kito | Film | 6.2 | 66 |
| 1954 | 日本敗れず | Film | 7.0 | 65 | |
| 1953 | 47 Vendettas | Sakon Tachibana | Film | — | 64 |
| 1953 | Kurama Tengu and Katsu Kaishū | Awanokami Katsu | Film | — | 64 |
| 1953 | The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki | Tomoyuki Yamashita | Film | — | 64 |
| 1950 | The Motherland Far Far Away | Joe Hayami | Film | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1950 | Three Came Home | Colonel Michio Suga | Film | 6.7 | 61 |
| 1950 | Les Miserables I: God and the Devil | Film | 9.0 | 61 | |
| 1950 | Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom | Film | 7.0 | 61 | |
| 1949 | Tokyo Joe | Baron Kimura | Film | 6.1 | 60 |
| 1947 | Quartier chinois | Tchang | Film | 7.0 | 58 |
| 1946 | Le Cabaret du Grand Large | Professeur Wang | Film | 10.0 | 57 |
| 1943 | Le Soleil de minuit | Matsui | Film | 8.0 | 54 |
| 1943 | Malaria | Film | 8.0 | 54 | |
| 1942 | Patrouille blanche | Film | 7.0 | 53 | |
| 1942 | Gambling Hell | Ying Tchaï | Film | 6.8 | 53 |
| 1938 | Tempête sur l'Asie | Prinz Ling | Film | 9.0 | 49 |
| 1937 | The Daughter of the Samurai | Iwao Yamato | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1937 | Forfaiture | Prince Hu-Long | Film | 6.6 | 48 |
| 1937 | Yoshiwara | Ysamo, Kuli | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1932 | Running Hollywood | Sessue Hayakawa | Film | 9.0 | 43 |
| 1932 | The Sun Rises from the East | Kenji | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1932 | The Sun Rises from the East | Film | 7.0 | 43 | |
| 1931 | Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks | Self | Film | 10.0 | 42 |
| 1931 | Daughter of the Dragon | Ah Kee | Film | 5.3 | 42 |
| 1924 | I Have Killed | Hideo | Film | 9.0 | 35 |
| 1924 | The Danger Line | Marquis Yorisaka | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1924 | Sen Yan’s Devotion | Sen Yan | Film | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1924 | The Great Prince Shan | Prince Shan | Film | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1923 | The Battle | Le Marquis Yorisaka | Film | 10.0 | 34 |
| 1923 | The Battle | Film | 10.0 | 34 | |
| 1922 | Five Days to Live | Tai Leung | Film | 9.0 | 33 |
| 1922 | Night Life in Hollywood | Self | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1922 | Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12 | Self | Film | — | 33 |
| 1922 | The Vermilion Pencil | Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan | Film | 10.0 | 33 |
| 1921 | The First Born | Chan Wang | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1921 | The First Born | Film | 7.0 | 32 | |
| 1921 | Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20) | Himself | Film | — | 32 |
| 1921 | Black Roses | Yoda | Film | 9.0 | 32 |
| 1921 | Black Roses | Film | 9.0 | 32 | |
| 1921 | The Swamp | Wang | Film | 8.0 | 32 |
| 1921 | The Swamp | Film | 8.0 | 32 | |
| 1921 | Where Lights Are Low | T''Su Wong Shih | Film | 5.7 | 32 |
| 1921 | Where Lights Are Low | Film | 5.7 | 32 | |
| 1920 | The Brand of Lopez | Vasco Lopez | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1920 | An Arabian Knight | Ahmed | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1920 | Li Ting Lang | Li Ting Lang | Film | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1920 | The Devil's Claim | Akbar Khan / Hassan | Film | 9.0 | 31 |
| 1920 | The Beggar Prince | Nikki / Prince | Film | 9.0 | 31 |
| 1919 | The Gray Horizon | Yamo Masata | Film | 9.0 | 30 |
| 1919 | His Debt | Goto Mariyama | Film | 9.0 | 30 |
| 1919 | The Courageous Coward | Suki Iota | Film | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1919 | The Illustrious Prince | Prince Maiyo | Film | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1919 | A Heart in Pawn | Tomaya | Film | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1919 | The Tong Man | Luk Chen | Film | 6.1 | 30 |
| 1919 | The Dragon Painter | Tatsu - the Dragon Painter | Film | 6.5 | 30 |
| 1919 | Bonds of Honor | Yamashito / Sasamoto | Film | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1919 | The Man Beneath | Dr. Chindi Ashutor | Film | 6.3 | 30 |
| 1918 | His Birthright | Yukio | Film | 6.2 | 29 |
| 1918 | His Birthright | Film | 6.2 | 29 | |
| 1918 | His Birthright | Film | 6.2 | 29 | |
| 1918 | The Honor of His House | Count Ito Onato | Film | — | 29 |
| 1918 | Hidden Pearls | Tom Garvin | Film | — | 29 |
| 1918 | Banzai | The American General | Film | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1918 | The White Man's Law | John A. Genghis | Film | — | 29 |
| 1918 | The City of Dim Faces | Jang Lung | Film | 3.3 | 29 |
| 1918 | The Temple Of Dusk | Akira | Film | 1.0 | 29 |
| 1918 | The Bravest Way | Kara Tamura | Film | — | 29 |
| 1917 | Hashimura Togo | Hashimura Togo | Film | — | 28 |
| 1917 | Forbidden Paths | Sato | Film | — | 28 |
| 1917 | The Jaguar's Claws | El Jaguar | Film | — | 28 |
| 1917 | The Bottle Imp | Lopaka | Film | — | 28 |
| 1917 | The Secret Game | Nara-Nara | Film | 5.6 | 28 |
| 1917 | Each to His Kind | Rhandah | Film | — | 28 |
| 1917 | The Call of the East | Arai Takada | Film | — | 28 |
| 1916 | Alien Souls | Sakata | Film | — | 27 |
| 1916 | The Soul of Kura San | Toyo | Film | 10.0 | 27 |
| 1916 | The Honorable Friend | Makino | Film | — | 27 |
| 1916 | The Victoria Cross | Azimoolah | Film | — | 27 |
| 1915 | The Cheat | Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau] | Film | 6.0 | 26 |
| 1915 | The Chinatown Mystery | Yo Hong | Film | 10.0 | 26 |
| 1915 | The Secret Sin | Lin Foo | Film | — | 26 |
| 1915 | Temptation | Opera Admirer | Film | — | 26 |
| 1915 | The Clue | Nogi | Film | — | 26 |
| 1915 | After Five | Oki - the Valet | Film | — | 26 |
| 1914 | O Mimi san | Yorotomo | Film | — | 25 |
| 1914 | The Death Mask | Running Wolf | Film | 6.3 | 25 |
| 1914 | The Typhoon | Tokorama | Film | — | 25 |
| 1914 | The Wrath of the Gods | Lord Yamaki | Film | 6.2 | 25 |
| 1914 | The Last of the Line | Tiah - Gray Otter's Son | Film | 6.8 | 25 |