Sessue Hayakawa Movies

  • 1918
    Hidden Pearls

    Hidden Pearls

    Hidden Pearls

    01918HD

    Hawaiian prince Tom Garvin (Sessue Hayakawa) receives an American college education and falls in love with Enid Benton (Florence Vidor).

    Hidden Pearls
  • 1914
    The Typhoon

    The Typhoon

    The Typhoon

    01914HD

    Tokoramo, a Japanese diplomat on a mission to Paris, begins a love affair with Helene, a chorus girl, who subsequently rejects her American...

    The Typhoon
  • 1932
    Running Hollywood

    Running Hollywood

    Running Hollywood

    91932HD

    Running Hollywood is a comedy short.

    Running Hollywood
  • 1920
    The Devil's Claim

    The Devil's Claim

    The Devil's Claim

    91920HD

    A Persian novelist living in New York throws aside the woman who loves him, and she gets an American woman to help get him back. Meanwhile, the...

    The Devil's Claim
  • 1919
    The Man Beneath

    The Man Beneath

    The Man Beneath

    6.31919HD

    The renown Hindu scientist, Dr. Chindi Ashutor, who has conquered plague in India, visits Scotland and falls in love with Kate Erskine, whose sister...

    The Man Beneath
  • 1943
    Malaria

    Malaria

    Malaria

    81943HD

    A colonial wife carries on an affair with a French officer, but the wife's native servant may have overheard their plan to leave Africa and return to...

    Malaria
  • 1922
    The Vermilion Pencil

    The Vermilion Pencil

    The Vermilion Pencil

    101922HD

    The Vermilion Pencil is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Norman Dawn, and produced and distributed by Robertson–Cole. It is based...

    The Vermilion Pencil
  • 1915
    The Clue

    The Clue

    The Clue

    01915HD

    Russian brothers Count Boris and Alexis Rabourdin obtain a Japanese coastline defense map and plan to sell it to German agents in London. In America,...

    The Clue
  • 1914
    The Death Mask

    The Death Mask

    The Death Mask

    6.21914HD

    A Native American warrior travels to a faraway tribe to find and defend a woman that haunts his dreams.

    The Death Mask
  • 1918
    The Bravest Way

    The Bravest Way

    The Bravest Way

    01918HD

    Tamura, a Japanese man working as a gardener in America, saves his money to marry his girlfriend, Japanese-American Nume Rogers. His friend Watana...

    The Bravest Way
  • 1921
    Black Roses

    Black Roses

    Black Roses

    91921HD

    Japanese architect Yoda is hired as groundskeeper for retired criminal Benson Burleigh.

    Black Roses
  • 1932
    The Sun Rises from the East

    The Sun Rises from the East

    The Sun Rises from the East

    71932HD

    The Japanese debut film of silent-era star Sessue Hayakawa, in which he not only starred but directed.

    The Sun Rises from the East
  • 1919
    Bonds of Honor

    Bonds of Honor

    Bonds of Honor

    81919HD

    In this picture, Sessue Hayakawa is in a dual role, playing twin brothers. One of them, Yamashiro is serious and hardworking, while the other, Sadao,...

    Bonds of Honor
  • 1915
    The Secret Sin

    The Secret Sin

    The Secret Sin

    01915HD

    Blanche Sweet has a dual role in this picture -- she plays twin sisters, Edith, a sweet, normal young girl, and Grace, who is a drug fiend. They live...

    The Secret Sin
  • 1919
    The Dragon Painter

    The Dragon Painter

    The Dragon Painter

    6.51919HD

    A wild man and genius becomes a master painter's disciple, but loses his divine gift when he finds love.

    The Dragon Painter
  • 1947
    Quartier chinois

    Quartier chinois

    Quartier chinois

    71947HD

    In a Far Eastern town, a settling of accounts between Western and Asian opium traffickers draws the attention of the police.

    Quartier chinois
  • 1964
    The Frozen Moment

    The Frozen Moment

    The Frozen Moment

    01964HD

    Created for the "Esso World Theater" series of films in 1964, it features excerpts from "Bugaku," "Gagaku," "Noh, " and "Kabuki" scenes performed by...

    The Frozen Moment