Sessue Hayakawa Movies

  • 1918
    The Honor of His House

    The Honor of His House

    The Honor of His House

    01918HD

    Marooned on a desert island, Dr. Robert Farlow and wealthy toxicologist Count Ito Onato both fall in love with Lora, a beautiful Japanese-American...

    The Honor of His House
  • 1922
    The Vermilion Pencil

    The Vermilion Pencil

    The Vermilion Pencil

    01922HD

    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
  • 1932
    The Sun Rises from the East

    The Sun Rises from the East

    The Sun Rises from the East

    01932HD

    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
    A Heart in Pawn

    A Heart in Pawn

    A Heart in Pawn

    01919HD

    Toyama wants to go to college in America but his alcoholic father won't supply the funds. He gets the money to go, however, from Sada, whom he has...

    A Heart in Pawn
  • 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
  • 1924
    The Danger Line

    The Danger Line

    The Danger Line

    01924HD

    While her husband is away on a secret mission, the Marquise Yorisaka is Americanized by Mrs. Hockey and becomes the object of Captain Fergan's...

    The Danger Line
  • 1916
    The Victoria Cross

    The Victoria Cross

    The Victoria Cross

    01916HD

    Maj. Ralph Seton is a British army officer stationed in Cawnpore, India, when the Sepoy Rebellion--a mutiny of Indian soldiers in the Brtitish army...

    The Victoria Cross
  • 1919
    The Illustrious Prince

    The Illustrious Prince

    The Illustrious Prince

    01919HD

    The Japanese Prince Maiyo is in London to avenge the death of his father who years earlier committed hara-kiri because he had been financially ruined...

    The Illustrious Prince
  • 1919
    The Gray Horizon

    The Gray Horizon

    The Gray Horizon

    01919HD

    The skill of colorful Japanese artist Yamo Masata attracts the attention of a clever counterfeiter who seeks the artist's aid in the preparation of...

    The Gray Horizon
  • 1915
    Temptation

    Temptation

    Temptation

    01915HD

    Opera singer Renee Dupree is in love with struggling composer Julian who falls very seriously ill. She goes to impresario Mueller for the money...

    Temptation
  • 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
  • 1917
    The Jaguar's Claws

    The Jaguar's Claws

    The Jaguar's Claws

    01917HD

    The manager of the American oil company quits out of fear of El Jaguar, the bandit who is terrorizing the Mexican countryside, Phil Jordan is sent in...

    The Jaguar's Claws
  • 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
  • 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
    Le Soleil de minuit

    Le Soleil de minuit

    Le Soleil de minuit

    01943HD

    Going to take up his post in Moukden, the forest engineer finds in a trainer from the cabaret "the midnight sun" a Russian princess, Armide, whom he...

    Le Soleil de minuit
  • 1924
    Sen Yan’s Devotion

    Sen Yan’s Devotion

    Sen Yan’s Devotion

    01924HD

    A disguised servant of a dying Japanese prince saves articles of succession from a rival faction.

    Sen Yan’s Devotion