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
- Taikouki (1965) as Takeda Shingen
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) as Col. Saito
- Asian Americans (2020) as Self
- Swiss Family Robinson (1960) as Kuala, Pirate Chief
- Green Mansions (1959) as Runi
- Tokyo Joe (1949) as Baron Kimura
- Les Miserables I: God and the Devil (1950) Cast
- Running Hollywood (1932) as Sessue Hayakawa
- The Daydreamer (1966) as The Mole (voice)
- House of Bamboo (1955) as Inspector Kito
- Three Came Home (1950) as Colonel Michio Suga
- The Cheat (1915) as Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau]
- Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019) as (archive footage)
- The Geisha Boy (1958) as Mr. Sikita
- Hell to Eternity (1960) as General Matsui
- The Motherland Far Far Away (1950) as Joe Hayami
- Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom (1950) Cast
- The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki (1953) as Tomoyuki Yamashita
- Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007) as Self (archive footage)
- Temptation (1915) as Opera Admirer
- 日本敗れず (1954) Cast
- Daughter of the Dragon (1931) as Ah Kee
- Yoshiwara (1937) as Ysamo, Kuli
- The Big Wave (1961) as The Old Man
- The Wrath of the Gods (1914) as Lord Yamaki
- Hidden Pearls (1918) as Tom Garvin
- The Bottle Imp (1917) as Lopaka
- The Typhoon (1914) as Tokorama
- Each to His Kind (1917) as Rhandah
- Lover's Duet (1967) as Tajima
- Night Life in Hollywood (1922) as Self
- The Secret Game (1917) as Nara-Nara
- The Tong Man (1919) as Luk Chen
- After Five (1915) as Oki - the Valet
- Escape to Paradise/Water Birds (1960) Cast
- Gambling Hell (1942) as Ying Tchaï
- Black Roses (1921) as Yoda
- The Vermilion Pencil (1922) as Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan
- Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks (1931) as Self
- His Birthright (1918) as Yukio
- The Great Prince Shan (1924) as Prince Shan
- The Dragon Painter (1919) as Tatsu - the Dragon Painter
- The Swamp (1921) as Wang
- The Honorable Friend (1916) as Makino
- The Courageous Coward (1919) as Suki Iota
- The Honor of His House (1918) as Count Ito Onato
- The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant (1958) as Self
- Le Cabaret du Grand Large (1946) as Professeur Wang
- Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12 (1922) as Self
- John Gunther's High Road (1959) as Self
- Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20) (1921) as Himself
- Forfaiture (1937) as Prince Hu-Long
- The Call of the East (1917) as Arai Takada
- The Clue (1915) as Nogi
- Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making (2002) as Self (archive)
- The White Man's Law (1918) as John A. Genghis
- The City of Dim Faces (1918) as Jang Lung
- A Heart in Pawn (1919) as Tomaya
- Patrouille blanche (1942) Cast
- The Daughter of the Samurai (1937) as Iwao Yamato
- The Last of the Line (1914) as Tiah - Gray Otter's Son
- The Devil's Claim (1920) as Akbar Khan / Hassan
- The Victoria Cross (1916) as Azimoolah
- Tempête sur l'Asie (1938) as Prinz Ling
- The First Born (1921) as Chan Wang
- Le Soleil de minuit (1943) as Matsui
- The Death Mask (1914) as Running Wolf
- The Man Beneath (1919) as Dr. Chindi Ashutor
- An Arabian Knight (1920) as Ahmed
- Where Lights Are Low (1921) as T''Su Wong Shih
- 47 Vendettas (1953) as Sakon Tachibana
- The Temple Of Dusk (1918) as Akira
- Li Ting Lang (1920) as Li Ting Lang
- The Sun Rises from the East (1932) as Kenji
- O Mimi san (1914) as Yorotomo
- Malaria (1943) Cast
- The Soul of Kura San (1916) as Toyo
- Forbidden Paths (1917) as Sato
- Quartier chinois (1947) as Tchang
Sessue Hayakawa — FAQ
Where can I watch Sessue Hayakawa films in the UK?
Sessue Hayakawa's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Sessue Hayakawa's most popular films?
Most-watched Sessue Hayakawa films currently: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Swiss Family Robinson (1960), Green Mansions (1959), Tokyo Joe (1949), Les Miserables I: God and the Devil (1950).
What TV shows has Sessue Hayakawa appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Wagon Train (1957), Taikouki (1965), Asian Americans (2020).
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