Sessue Hayakawa Movies

  • 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
  • 1931
    Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks

    Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks

    Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks

    01931HD

    With the advent of sound, the world's leading screen idol, Douglas Fairbanks, experienced a downturn in his fortunes. His thin, reedy voice was not...

    Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks
  • 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
  • 1960
    Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

    Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

    Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

    01960HD

    A behind-the-scenes show on the filming of Swiss Family Robinson on the West Indian island of Tobago. Then the True Life Adventure Water Birds.

    Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
  • 1916
    The Honorable Friend

    The Honorable Friend

    The Honorable Friend

    01916HD

    Makino works for Kayosho, a Japanese curio dealer in America. To reward Makino's dedication, Kayosho sends for Toki-ye, a picture bride. Upon...

    The Honorable Friend
  • 1924
    The Great Prince Shan

    The Great Prince Shan

    The Great Prince Shan

    01924HD

    An assassinated Lord's daughter refuses to marry a Chinese prince but agrees to be his mistress.

    The Great Prince Shan
  • 1920
    An Arabian Knight

    An Arabian Knight

    An Arabian Knight

    01920HD

    Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa is cast as an ancient Egyptian donkey boy in An Arabian Knight. The humble Hayakawa rescues high-born Lillian Hall...

    An Arabian Knight
  • 1921
    Black Roses

    Black Roses

    Black Roses

    01921HD

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

    Black Roses
  • 1915
    After Five

    After Five

    After Five

    01915HD

    Thinking that he has lost both his money and his beloved Nora's in a bad investment young New Yorker Ted Ewing arranges for his own murder. Suddenly...

    After Five
  • 1920
    The Devil's Claim

    The Devil's Claim

    The Devil's Claim

    01920HD

    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
  • 1922
    Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12

    Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12

    Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12

    01922HD

    Another entry in the popular one-reel series.

    Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
  • 1917
    The Bottle Imp

    The Bottle Imp

    The Bottle Imp

    01917HD

    Lopaka, a poor Hawaiian fisherman, falls in love with Kokua, a young girl of royal blood. Her father refuses to let him marry her, though, unless...

    The Bottle Imp
  • 1943
    Malaria

    Malaria

    Malaria

    01943HD

    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
  • 1917
    The Call of the East

    The Call of the East

    The Call of the East

    01917HD

    While visiting Alan, who works in Tokyo, she attends a festival with her Japanese maid while wearing a Japanese kimono. There she meets the wealthy...

    The Call of the East
  • 1914
    The Last of the Line

    The Last of the Line

    The Last of the Line

    6.61914HD

    Sioux leader Chief Gray Otter sends his son Tiah to the white man's school so that he can become a great leader. The son returns home drunk,...

    The Last of the Line
  • 1914
    O Mimi san

    O Mimi san

    O Mimi san

    01914HD

    A silent melodrama from the very first series of American films to use a Japanese cast. The scenes of the story are laid in Japan during the last...

    O Mimi san
  • 1924
    I Have Killed

    I Have Killed

    I Have Killed

    01924HD

    Hideo, an antiques dealer in Tokyo, is accused of killing his best friend. In a dramatic court-room hearing, the truth will be revealed.

    I Have Killed
  • 1914
    The Death Mask

    The Death Mask

    The Death Mask

    2.51914HD

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

    The Death Mask
  • 1921
    The First Born

    The First Born

    The First Born

    01921HD

    Loey Tsing, the first love of Chan Wang, is sold into slavery by her father. Although Chan marries another, he still loves Loey; only the birth of a...

    The First Born
  • 1947
    Quartier chinois

    Quartier chinois

    Quartier chinois

    01947HD

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

    Quartier chinois