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Kintarō Hayakawa (Japanese: 早川 金太郎, Hepburn: Hayakawa Kintarō, June 10, 1886 – November 23, 1973), known professionally as Sessue Hayakawa (早川 雪洲, Hayakawa Sesshū), was a Japanese actor and a matinée idol. He was a popular star in Hollywood during the silent film era of the 1910s and early 1920s.
Pioneering film producer Thomas H. Ince spotted him and offered him a movie contract. Roles in The Wrath of the Gods (1914) and The Typhoon (1914) turned Hayakawa into an overnight success. The first Asian-American star of the American screen was born. He married actress Tsuru Aoki on May 1, 1914.
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- Minamiboso, Japan
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- Tokyo, Japan
Overview. Born. June 10, 1886 · Minamiboso, Japan. Died. November 23, 1973 · Tokyo, Japan (cerebral thrombosis) Birth name. Kintaro Hayakawa. Height. 5′ 7¼″ (1.71 m) Mini Bio. Sessue Hayakawa was born in Chiba, Japan. His father was the provincial governor and his mother a member of an aristocratic family of the "samurai" class.
- Actor, Producer, Director
- November 23, 1973
- June 10, 1886
Apr 30, 2024 · By Susan King April 30, 2024. May 6, 13, 20, 27 |11 movies. Sessue Hayakawa is ready for his close-up as TCM’s May Star of the Month. Best known for his indelible Oscar nominated performance as the brutal Colonel Saito in David Lean’s Academy Award-winning 1957 epic The Bridge on the River Kwai.
Sessue Hayakawa filmography. Moving Picture World, 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.
Dec 5, 2016 · - Atlas Obscura. One of the First Hollywood Heartthrobs Was a Smoldering Japanese Actor. What Happened? Today, there aren’t many Asian film hunks. But in 1915, Sessue Hayakawa was among the...
Kintarō Hayakawa , known professionally as Sessue Hayakawa , was a Japanese actor and a matinée idol. He was a popular star in Hollywood during the silent film era of the 1910s and early 1920s. Hayakawa was the first actor of Asian descent to achieve stardom as a leading man in the United States and Europe.
