Sessue Hayakawa
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Sessue Hayakawa was a Japanese actor in both Japanese and American films, including two in the U.S. National Film Registry. He starred in over 80 movies and achieved stardom on three continents. He was also a producer, author, martial artist and an ordained Zen monk. In the West, he is... Show more
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The Dragon Painter Director: William Worthington Cast: Sessue Hayakawa, Tsuru Aoki (Haworth Pictues, 1919) Rated: Unrated US DVD release date: 18 March 2008 (Milestone)
popmatters.com | 2008-03-18
Lost masterpiece?Well, not quite. In its lovely and picturesque way, it avoids the negative Asian stereotypes (the sinister yellow peril hysteria of Fu Manchuactually a more paradoxical trope than usually given credit forthe obsequious servants, the comic relief with... ... Full Article
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