
Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa né le 10 juin 1889 à Nanaura (préfecture de Chiba) sous le nom de Kintarō Hayakawa et mort le 23 novembre 1973 à Tokyo, est un acteur, producteur de cinéma et réalisateur japonais.
Fils d'un officier de la marine japonaise, il est voué dès son enfance à devenir officier de marine, mais il dut cesser ses études militaires à la suite d'un accident de plongée. Il quitta alors le Japon pour s'installer à Chicago, en 1911, pour y étudier l'économie. Il commença alors le théâtre, d'abord comme amateur, puis comme professionnel. Il fut remarqué par le cinéaste Thomas H. Ince alors qu'il interprétait avec Tsuru Aoki, qui allait devenir sa femme, une pièce appelée The Typhoon. Donc, en 1914, le couple débutait au cinéma à la Kay-Bee Domino, l'une des sociétés de production appartenant à Ince, et spécialisée dans les drames[1]. Il fut d'abord une vedette du cinéma muet, la première grande star d'origine asiatique de Hollywood, menant une vie aussi luxueuse que dissolue. Mais par la suite, victime du racisme anti-japonais, il est chassé des États-Unis. Il se rend alors en Europe, tourne en France avec Max Ophuls et Marcel L'Herbier, abuse de l'opium et du casino.
En 2016, Gilles Jacob lui consacre un ouvrage intitulé Un Homme cruel. Il raconte sous la forme d'un roman comment Sessue Hayakawa fut une vedette du cinéma muet aussi célèbre que Chaplin, menant une vie erratique et retrouvant le succès planétaire avec Le Pont de la rivière Kwaï (film) en 1957, dans lequel il incarne l'odieux colonel Saïto, avant de rentrer au Japon et trouver la paix dans un monastère bouddhiste de Toyama, à 72 ans.
Connu pour | Acting |
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Populaire | 2.668 |
Date d'anniversaire | 1889-06-10 |
Lieu de naissance | Nanaura, Chiba, Japan |
Aussi connu sous le nom | 早川雪洲, Kintarō Hayakawa, 早川 金太郎, |

1957

Le Pont de la rivière Kwaï
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Le Pont de la rivière Kwaï

1955

La Maison de bambou
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L'action se passe à Tokyo, l'histoire d'un policier, Eddie Kenner, s'infiltrant au sein d'un gang brutal d'anciens G.I. mené par Sandy Dawson, afin de...
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La Maison de bambou

1916

The Honorable Friend
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1915

Temptation
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1918

The City of Dim Faces
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1922

Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
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1960

Hell to Eternity
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1958

Le Kid en kimono
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Gilbert, un magicien, accompagne Lola, une grande vedette, lors des visites des militaires américains. Durant le voyage, le lapin de Gilbert sème la p...
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1937

Forfaiture
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Un riche collectionneur japonais propose a Edith, dame du grand monde, de lui donner l'argent qu'elle a detourne, produit d'une vente de charite, a l'...
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1959

Vertes Demeures
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Abel, le jeune fils du gouverneur vénézuélien qui vient d’être assassiné, se réfugie dans la jungle avec l’intention d’y préparer sa vengeance. Au plu...
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1960

Les Robinsons des mers du sud
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Une famille naviguant vers la Nouvelle-Guinée est poursuivie par des pirates dans une tempête. Le capitaine et l'équipage abandonnent le bateau laissa...
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Les Robinsons des mers du sud

1949

Tokyo Joe
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Joe Barrett revient à Tokyo après la Seconde Guerre mondiale où il a autrefois appartenu à un bar, Tokyo Joe, et abandonné sa femme Trina. Ils ont une...
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Tokyo Joe

1915

Forfaiture
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Une bourgeoise ayant perdu des fonds destinés à la Croix-Rouge, emprunte 10 000 dollars à un riche Asiatique, qui exige qu'en échange, elle se donne à...
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1942

Patrouille blanche
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1943

Le Soleil de minuit
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1943

Malaria
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Dans la brousse, un lieutenant retrouve un ménage qu'il a jadis fréquenté. La femme ne supporte pas l'atmosphère fiévreuse du pays, le mari est un rud...
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1946

Le Cabaret du Grand Large
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Le Cabaret du Grand Large

1947

Quartier chinois
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1920

The Devil's Claim
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The Devil's Claim

1919

The Dragon Painter
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1950

Captives à Bornéo
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Captives à Bornéo

1931

Daughter of the Dragon
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1914

The Wrath of the Gods
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1959

John Gunther's High Road
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John Gunther's High Road

1919

The Tong Man
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2019

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
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1914

The Last of the Line
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1937

Yoshiwara
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1958

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
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1914

The Typhoon
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1966

The Daydreamer
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1932

Running Hollywood
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1914

The Death Mask
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1937

新しき土
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1915

The Clue
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The Clue

1950

遙かなり母の国
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1917

The Secret Game
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1918

His Birthright
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1953

悲劇の将軍 山下奉文
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1950

レ・ミゼラブル あゝ無情 第一部 神と悪魔
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1950

レ・ミゼラブル あゝ無情 第二部 愛と自由の旗
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1964

The Frozen Moment
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1917

The Bottle Imp
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1942

Macao, l'enfer du jeu
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À Macao où sont concentrés les lieux de plaisir et le trafic d'armes, un drame oppose un aventurier et sa fille qu'il a fait élever dans l'ignorance d...
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1919

The Courageous Coward
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1919

The Man Beneath
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1938

Tempête sur l'Asie
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1917

The Call of the East
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The Call of the East

1924

The Great Prince Shan
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1953

女間者秘聞 赤穂浪士
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1921

Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
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1916

The Victoria Cross
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1923

La Bataille
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1967

純情二重奏
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1961

The Big Wave
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1918

The Temple Of Dusk
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The Temple Of Dusk

1915

The Secret Sin
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1921

Where Lights Are Low
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1921

The First Born
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1920

An Arabian Knight
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1919

Bonds of Honor
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Bonds of Honor

1917

Forbidden Paths
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1918

Hidden Pearls
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1918

The Honor of His House
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The Honor of His House

1920

Li Ting Lang
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1921

The Swamp
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1918

The White Man's Law
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1921

Black Roses
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1914

O Mimi san
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1924

Sen Yan’s Devotion
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2007

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
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1924

J'ai tué!
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1931

Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks
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1919

A Heart in Pawn
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A Heart in Pawn

1918

The Bravest Way
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1918

Banzai
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1922

The Vermilion Pencil
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1922

Night Life in Hollywood
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Mélodrame sauvage à Hollywood.
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1915

After Five
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2002

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
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1960

Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
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Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

1916

The Soul of Kura San
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1917

Each to His Kind
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