Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa is credited on 13 movies and 1 TV show, best known by TMDB votes for The Bridge on the River Kwai, Swiss Family Robinson and House of Bamboo.
Born June 10, 1889 in Nanaura, Chiba, Japan; died November 23, 1973.
Filmography · 14 titles
US streaming apps shown for the 12 best-known titles, checked October 5, 2026. Tap any title for where it streams and what it costs.
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 · Movie
On Sony Pictures Core
Swiss Family Robinson
1960 · Movie
On Disney+
House of Bamboo
1955 · Movie
Free with ads on Mometu
The Cheat
1915 · Movie
On fuboTV and MGM+
The Geisha Boy
1958 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Tokyo Joe
1949 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Wagon Train
1957 · TV show
On Starz and Philo
Green Mansions
1959 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Three Came Home
1950 · Movie
On Prime Video and fuboTV
The Dragon Painter
1919 · Movie
Free with ads on Kanopy
Hell to Eternity
1960 · Movie
Free with ads on Plex
Daughter of the Dragon
1931 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
The Wrath of the Gods
1914 · Movie
The Daydreamer
1966 · Movie
About Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa (June 10, 1889 – November 23, 1973) was a Japanese and American Issei (Japanese immigrant) actor who starred in American, Japanese, French, German, and British films. Hayakawa was the first and one of the few Asian actors to find stardom in the United States as well as Europe....
Biography from TMDB, written by its community.