Sessue Hayakawa Movies

  • 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
  • 1938
    Tempête sur l'Asie

    Tempête sur l'Asie

    Tempête sur l'Asie

    01938HD

    An adventurer tries to seize oil deposits in Mongolia .

    Tempête sur l'Asie
  • 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
  • 1942
    Patrouille blanche

    Patrouille blanche

    Patrouille blanche

    01942HD

    An Oriental villain named Halloway is called in by wealthy oil interests who want to destroy a dam project for hydroelectric power that may threaten...

    Patrouille blanche
  • 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
  • 1919
    His Debt

    His Debt

    His Debt

    01919HD

    Goro Mariyama uses the profits from his ethically run gambling house to help the poor. Gambler Blair Whitcomb accuses Goro of cheating, then shoots...

    His Debt
  • 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
  • 1923
    The Battle

    The Battle

    The Battle

    01923HD

    The Battle
  • 1921
    Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

    01921HD

    Intimate views of the movie stars of the Silent Era, at work and play; featuring Sessue Hayakawa, Lillian Gish and others.

    Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
  • 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
  • 1916
    The Soul of Kura San

    The Soul of Kura San

    The Soul of Kura San

    01916HD

    When his fiancée commits suicide after being used by an American artist, a Japanese art dealer seeks to get vengeance by seducing the artist's...

    The Soul of Kura San
  • 1920
    The Brand of Lopez

    The Brand of Lopez

    The Brand of Lopez

    01920HD

    When a famed matador is forced to become an outlaw, he seeks to get revenge on the dancing girl who betrayed him.

    The Brand of Lopez
  • 1918
    The White Man's Law

    The White Man's Law

    The White Man's Law

    01918HD

    Japanese leading man Sessue Hayakawa stars as John A. Ghengle, the Oxford-educated son of an Arab chieftain. Entering into a business partnership...

    The White Man's Law
  • 1918
    The City of Dim Faces

    The City of Dim Faces

    The City of Dim Faces

    3.3331918HD

    Chinese merchant Wing Lung and Elizabeth Mendall, an American, marry and have a son named Jang Lung. Because Elizabeth wants Jang Lung to be raised...

    The City of Dim Faces
  • 1946
    Le Cabaret du Grand Large

    Le Cabaret du Grand Large

    Le Cabaret du Grand Large

    01946HD

    Superintendent Thomas is investigating a cabaret owner with suspicious actions.

    Le Cabaret du Grand Large
  • 1918
    Banzai

    Banzai

    Banzai

    01918HD

    A Liberty Bond fundraising short.

    Banzai
  • 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
  • 1918
    His Birthright

    His Birthright

    His Birthright

    5.21918HD

    Yukio is illegal in the United States and is used by a gang of spies for their plans. Yukio must steal secret documents from an admiral. When he's...

    His Birthright
  • 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
  • 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