Sessue Hayakawa Movies

The Brand of Lopez

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

The Vermilion Pencil

The Honorable Friend

Makino works for Kayosho, a Japanese curio dealer in America. To reward Makino's dedication, Kayosho sends for Toki-ye, a picture bride. Upon arrival, she is married to Makino in a civil ... See full summary »

The Bravest Way

Tamura, a Japanese man working as a gardener in America, saves his money to marry his girlfriend, Japanese-American Nume Rogers. His friend, Watana, works for a Japanese businessman named ... See full summary »

Each to His Kind

Rhandah, who is to succeed his father, the Maharajah of Dharpuli, is sent to Oxford to be educated. The Princess Nada, to whom he is engaged, fearful of the outcome of his journey, gives ... See full summary »

The Temple of Dusk

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. Ruth returns Akira's affections until she meets... See full summary »

His Debt

Bonds of Honor

When Sasamoto commits treason during the Great War to pay off gambling debts, his twin brother Yamashito assumes his identity and tracks him down.

The Courageous Coward

Japanese-American law student Suki Iota,, falls in love with his guardian's niece Rei Oaki, who has just arrived from Japan to cultivate her singing voice. After Suki goes East to law ... See full summary »

The Call of the East

A Japanese aristocrat and an American woman fall in love, but their relationship is complicated when her brother seduces his sister.

The Honor of His House

Marooned on a desert island, Dr. Robert Farlow and wealthy toxicologist Count Ito Onato both fall in love with Lora, a beautiful Japanese-American girl. Lora prefers Robert but decides to ... See full summary »

The First Born

The Jaguar's Claws

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. Phil arrives with his ... See full summary »

The Illustrious Prince

Yoshiwara

65/100

The Man Beneath

73/100

The Typhoon

58/100

Alien Souls

53/100

A Japanese maiden is pursued by an unscrupulous American young man who falsely believes her to have great riches.

His Birthright

63/100

After his Japanese mother dies, a biracial young man travels to the United States to track down his American father.

The Big Wave

46/100

Yukio, a farm boy, and Toru, a fisherboy, live in a small Japanese village that is periodically threatened...

The Motherland Far Far Away

The Soul of Kura San

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.

Hashimura Togo

Le cabaret du grand large

The Sun Rise from the East