Sessue Hayakawa Movie Trailers
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The Bridge on the River Kwai Trailer (1957)
11 October 1957
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors.
Hidden Pearls Trailer (1918)
18 February 1918
Hawaiian prince Tom Garvin (Sessue Hayakawa) receives an American college education and falls in love with Enid Benton (Florence Vidor).
Swiss Family Robinson Trailer (1960)
21 December 1960
After being shipwrecked, the Robinson family is marooned on an island inhabited only by an impressive array of wildlife.
Malaria Trailer (1943)
30 June 1943
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 Europe together.
Lover's Duet Trailer (1967)
30 September 1967
A melodrama about a talented singer who finally makes her debut. A remake of the 1939 film of the same name.
The Call of the East Trailer (1917)
15 October 1917
While visiting Alan, who works in Tokyo, she attends a festival with her Japanese maid while wearing a Japanese kimono.
The Geisha Boy Trailer (1958)
02 November 1958
Gilbert Wooley is a second-rate magician who is sent to entertain the troops in the pacific. During his time in Japan he becomes attached to a little orphan boy.
Patrouille blanche Trailer (1942)
05 March 1942
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 their profits.
The Wrath of the Gods Trailer (1914)
08 June 1914
An American sailor falls in love with a fisherman's daughter and convinces her that Jesus is more powerful than the gods who have cursed her.
The Victoria Cross Trailer (1916)
14 December 1916
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 in India--breaks out in 1857.
Temptation Trailer (1915)
15 December 1915
Opera singer Renee Dupree is in love with struggling composer Julian who falls very seriously ill. She goes to impresario Mueller for the money Julian needs but is saved from sacrificing her virtue when a jealous lover kills Mueller.
Quartier chinois Trailer (1947)
07 March 1947
In a Far Eastern town, a settling of accounts between Western and Asian opium traffickers draws the attention of the police.
The Clue Trailer (1915)
08 July 1915
Russian brothers Count Boris and Alexis Rabourdin obtain a Japanese coastline defense map and plan to sell it to German agents in London.
Tempête sur l'Asie Trailer (1938)
20 April 1938
An adventurer tries to seize oil deposits in Mongolia .
The Last of the Line Trailer (1914)
24 December 1914
Sioux leader Chief Gray Otter sends his son Tiah to the white man's school so that he can become a great leader.
The Bottle Imp Trailer (1917)
25 March 1917
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 Lopaka can bring him two feather cloaks from a rare bird.
Green Mansions Trailer (1959)
19 March 1959
A young Venezuelan idealist flees his native land to escape a revolution. Hoping to find peace, he goes to the mountains and the forests of the Amazon.
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant Trailer (1958)
01 January 1958
A behind-the-scenes look at the building of the bridge in the film The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and the preparations for its destruction.
A Heart in Pawn Trailer (1919)
20 March 1919
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 married in secret.
The Beggar Prince Trailer (1920)
25 January 1920
A humble fisherman's girlfriend is kidnapped by an egotistical prince tricked into believing he has powers.
An Arabian Knight Trailer (1920)
22 August 1920
Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa is cast as an ancient Egyptian donkey boy in An Arabian Knight. The humble Hayakawa rescues high-born Lillian Hall from lascivious pasha Fred Jones.
Where Lights Are Low Trailer (1921)
04 September 1921
The Chinese prince T'Su Wong Shih loves Quan Yin, the daughter of a gardener, but his uncle wants him to marry a girl of his own class.
John Gunther's High Road Trailer (1959)
07 September 1959
John Gunther, a great traveler in many parts of the globe, presented on the American ABC channel the documentary program "John Gunther's High Road" from September 7, 1959 to October 1, 1960, namely 30 episodes.
Five Days to Live Trailer (1922)
08 January 1922
Tai Leung, a young man who dreams of love and carves ivory images, falls in love with the pretty Kao Ai.
Daughter of the Dragon Trailer (1931)
24 September 1931
At her Chinese father's bidding, a woman goes to murder an enemy and meets a Scotland Yard detective.
The Typhoon Trailer (1914)
10 October 1914
Tokoramo, a Japanese diplomat on a mission to Paris, begins a love affair with Helene, a chorus girl, who subsequently rejects her American fiancé, Richard Bernisky.
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making Trailer (2002)
07 May 2002
A look behind the scenes at Walt Disney’s Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood Trailer (2019)
13 October 2019
A history of anti-Asian racism and yellowface in Hollywood after the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack.
Hell to Eternity Trailer (1960)
01 August 1960
Based on the story about Guy Gabaldon, a Los Angeles Hispanic boy raised in the 1930s by a Japanese-American foster family.
The Honorable Friend Trailer (1916)
27 August 1916
Makino works for Kayosho, a Japanese curio dealer in America. To reward Makino's dedication, Kayosho sends for Toki-ye, a picture bride.
The White Man's Law Trailer (1918)
06 May 1918
Japanese leading man Sessue Hayakawa stars as John A. Ghengle, the Oxford-educated son of an Arab chieftain.
The First Born Trailer (1921)
30 January 1921
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 son relieves his unhappiness.
Tokyo Joe Trailer (1949)
26 October 1949
An American veteran returns to Tokyo to try to pick up the threads of his pre-World War II life there, but finds himself squeezed between criminals and the authorities.
The Great Prince Shan Trailer (1924)
01 May 1924
An assassinated Lord's daughter refuses to marry a Chinese prince but agrees to be his mistress.
The Vermilion Pencil Trailer (1922)
19 March 1922
The Vermilion Pencil is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Norman Dawn, and produced and distributed by Robertson–Cole.
Alien Souls Trailer (1916)
11 May 1916
A Japanese maiden is pursued by an unscrupulous American young man who falsely believes her to have great riches.
The Secret Game Trailer (1917)
03 December 1917
In the office of Major Northfield, the quartermaster of the Pacific Coast, a leak has been discovered which may endanger the safety of American transports that are secretly carrying troops across the Pacific.
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema Trailer (2007)
23 May 2007
Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well, nothing.
O Mimi san Trailer (1914)
05 February 1914
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 revolution in the late '60's.
The Soul of Kura San Trailer (1916)
30 October 1916
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 wife.
The Temple Of Dusk Trailer (1918)
20 October 1918
Japanese poet Akira living in Tokyo, loves American Ruth Vale, who was placed in the care of Akira's father when her missionary parents died.
The Man Beneath Trailer (1919)
05 July 1919
The renown Hindu scientist, Dr. Chindi Ashutor, who has conquered plague in India, visits Scotland and falls in love with Kate Erskine, whose sister Mary is engaged to Ashutor's college friend, James Bassett.
The Big Wave Trailer (1961)
02 April 1961
Yukio, a farm boy, and Toru, a fisherboy, live in a small Japanese village that is periodically threatened by a volcano on one side and tidal waves on the other.
Yoshiwara Trailer (1937)
23 June 1937
Based on a novel by Maurice Dekobra, the film is set in Yoshiwara, the red-light district of Tokyo, in the nineteenth century.
Black Roses Trailer (1921)
22 May 1921
Japanese architect Yoda is hired as groundskeeper for retired criminal Benson Burleigh.
His Debt Trailer (1919)
25 May 1919
Goro Mariyama uses the profits from his ethically run gambling house to help the poor. Gambler Blair Whitcomb accuses Goro of cheating, then shoots him after losing a $10,000 bet.
The Courageous Coward Trailer (1919)
31 March 1919
Sessue Hayakawa was making the transition from Asian villain to sympathetic hero in this picture. The plot is a combination of racial stereotypes that were common in the U.
The Daydreamer Trailer (1966)
01 June 1966
A young Hans Christian Andersen goes in search of knowledge in the Garden of Paradise in order to make his studies easier.
The City of Dim Faces Trailer (1918)
15 July 1918
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 as a Christian, Wing Lung locks her in the cellar and she becomes insane.
Li Ting Lang Trailer (1920)
24 July 1920
In a day and age when interracial marriages were considered taboo, film star Sessue Hayakawa rarely got the girl in his pictures.
House of Bamboo Trailer (1955)
01 July 1955
Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals.
The Brand of Lopez Trailer (1920)
11 April 1920
When a famed matador is forced to become an outlaw, he seeks to get revenge on the dancing girl who betrayed him.
The Death Mask Trailer (1914)
25 September 1914
A Native American warrior travels to a faraway tribe to find and defend a woman that haunts his dreams.
The Cheat Trailer (1915)
13 December 1915
A venal, spoiled stockbroker's wife impulsively embezzles $10,000 from the charity she chairs and desperately turns to a Burmese ivory trader to replace the stolen money.
The Jaguar's Claws Trailer (1917)
11 June 1917
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 his place.