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Actor:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s
• 1910s

1. The Daydreamer (1966) (voice) .... The Mole
2. "Route 66" .... Takasuka (1 episode, 1963)
       - Two Strangers and an Old Enemy (1963) TV episode .... Takasuka
3. The Big Wave (1961) .... The Old Man
4. Swiss Family Robinson (1960) .... Kuala, Pirate Chief
5. Hell to Eternity (1960) .... General Matsui
   
   
6. Green Mansions (1959) .... Runi
7. "Wagon Train" .... Sakae Ito (1 episode, 1958)
   ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
       - The Sakae Ito Story (1958) TV episode .... Sakae Ito
8. The Geisha Boy (1958) .... Mr. Sikita
9. "The Red Skelton Show" .... Japanese Officer / ... (2 episodes, 1958)
   ... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
       - Bolivar and the Lost Patrol (1958) TV episode .... Japanese Soldier
       - Episode #7.27 (1958) TV episode .... Japanese Officer
10. "Studio One" .... Sato (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
    ... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Kurishiki Incident (1958) TV episode .... Sato
11. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
        - The Sea Is Boiling Hot (1958) TV episode
12. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) .... Colonel Saito
13. House of Bamboo (1955) .... Inspector Kito
14. Nihon yaburezu (1954)
15. Kurama tengu to Katsu Kaishû (1953) .... Awanokami Katsu
16. Re mizeraburu: kami to jiyu no hata (1950)
17. Re mizeraburu: kami to akuma (1950)
    ... aka Les Misérables: Gods and Demons (Japan: English title: literal title)
18. Harukanari haha no kuni (1950) .... Joe Hayami
    ... aka The Motherland Far Far Away (International: English title)
19. Three Came Home (1950) .... Colonel Suga
    
    
20. Tokyo Joe (1949) .... Baron Kimura
21. Quartier chinois (1947) .... Tchang
22. Le cabaret du grand large (1946) .... Professeur Wang
23. Malaria (1943) .... Saïdi
24. Le soleil de minuit (1943) .... Matsui
25. Macao, l'enfer du jeu (1942) .... Ying Tchaï
    ... aka Gambling Hell (USA)
    ... aka Mask of Korea (USA)
26. Patrouille blanche (1942) .... Halloway
    
    
27. Tempête sur l'Asie (1938) .... Le prince Ling
    ... aka Storm Over Asia
28. Forfaiture (1937) .... Prince Hu-Long
    ... aka The Cheat (International: English title)
29. Yoshiwara (1937) (uncredited) .... Isamo, Kuli
30. Atarashiki tsuchi (1937) .... Iwao Yamato
    ... aka Die Liebe der Mitsu (Germany: reissue title)
    ... aka Die Tochter des Samurai (Germany)
    ... aka The New Earth
    ... aka The New Soil
31. Tojin Okichi (1935) .... Townsend Harris
32. Bakugeki hikôtai (1934)
33. Taiyo wa higashi yori (1932) .... Kenji
    ... aka The Sun Rise from the East (International: English title)
34. Daughter of the Dragon (1931) .... Ah Kee
    
    
35. Sessue Hayakawa in 'The Man Who Laughed Last' (1929)
36. J'ai tué! (1924) .... Hideo the antiquarian
    ... aka Fidélité (France)
    ... aka I Have Killed (USA)
37. The Danger Line (1924) .... Marquis Yorisaka
    ... aka The Battle (International: English title)
38. Sen Yan's Devotion (1924) .... Sen Yan
39. The Great Prince Shan (1924) .... Prince Shan
40. La bataille (1923)
    ... aka The Battle (International: English title)
41. The Vermilion Pencil (1922) .... Tse Chan/The Unknown/Li Chan
42. Five Days to Live (1922) .... Tai Leung
43. The Swamp (1921) .... Wang
44. Where Lights Are Low (1921) .... T''Su Wong Shih
45. Black Roses (1921) .... Yoda
46. The First Born (1921) .... Chan Wang
47. An Arabian Knight (1920) .... Ahmed
48. Li Ting Lang (1920) .... Li Ting Lang
    ... aka Traditions Altar (USA: copyright title)
49. The Devil's Claim (1920) .... Akbar Khan/Hassan
50. The Brand of Lopez (1920) .... Vasco Lopez
51. The Beggar Prince (1920) .... Nikki/Prince
    
    
52. The Tong Man (1919) .... Luk Chen
53. The Illustrious Prince (1919) .... Prince Maiyo
54. Bonds of Honor (1919) .... Yamashito/Sasamoto
55. The Dragon Painter (1919) .... Tatsu - the Dragon Painter
56. The Gray Horizon (1919) .... Yamo Masata
57. The Man Beneath (1919) .... Dr. Chindi Ashutor
58. His Debt (1919) .... Goto Mariyama
59. The Courageous Coward (1919) .... Suki Iota
60. A Heart in Pawn (1919) .... Tomaya
61. Banzai (1918) .... The American General
62. The Temple of Dusk (1918) .... Akira
63. His Birthright (1918) .... Yukio
64. The City of Dim Faces (1918) .... Jang Lung
65. The Bravest Way (1918) .... Kara Tamura
66. The White Man's Law (1918) .... John A. Genghis
67. The Honor of His House (1918) .... Count Ito Onato
    ... aka Honor of the House (USA: informal English alternative title)
68. The Hidden Pearls (1918) .... Tom Garvin
69. The Secret Game (1917) .... Nara-Nara
70. The Call of the East (1917) .... Arai Takada
71. Hashimura Togo (1917) .... Hashimura Togo
72. Forbidden Paths (1917) .... Sato
73. The Jaguar's Claws (1917) .... El Jaguar
74. The Bottle Imp (1917) .... Lopaka
75. Each to His Kind (1917) .... Rhandah
76. The Victoria Cross (1916) .... Azimoolah
77. The Soul of Kura San (1916) .... Toyo
78. The Honorable Friend (1916) .... Makino
79. Alien Souls (1916) .... Sakata
80. Temptation (1915) .... Opera Admirer
81. The Cheat (1915) .... Hishuru Tori (original release)/Haka Arakau (in 1918 re-release)
82. The Secret Sin (1915) .... Lin Foo
83. The Clue (1915) .... Nogi
84. The Chinatown Mystery (1915) .... Yo Hong
85. The Famine (1915) .... Horisho
86. After Five (1915) .... Oki, the Valet
87. The Last of the Line (1914) .... Tiah
88. Mother of the Shadows (1914) .... Running Elk
89. The Vigil (1914) .... Kenjiro
90. Nipped (1914) .... Taro Kamura
91. The Hateful God (1914) (unconfirmed)
92. The Typhoon (1914) .... Tokorama
93. The Death Mask (1914) .... Running Wolf
94. The Village 'Neath the Sea (1914)
95. The Curse of Caste (1914)
96. Star of the North (1914)
97. A Relic of Old Japan (1914)
98. A Tragedy of the Orient (1914)
99. The Wrath of the Gods (1914) .... Lord Yamaki
    ... aka The Destruction of Sakura-Jima or The Wrath of the Gods
100. The Ambassador's Envoy (1914) .... Kamuri
101. The Geisha (1914)
102. The Courtship of O San (1914)
103. O Mimi San (1914)
     

Producer:

• 1920s
• 1910s

1. The Swamp (1921) (producer)
2. Where Lights Are Low (1921) (producer)
3. Black Roses (1921) (producer)
4. The First Born (1921) (producer)
   
   
5. The Man Beneath (1919) (producer)
6. His Birthright (1918) (producer)
   

Director:

• 1930s
• 1920s

1. Taiyo wa higashi yori (1932)
   ... aka The Sun Rise from the East (International: English title)
   
   
2. La bataille (1923) (co-director)
   ... aka The Battle (International: English title)
   

Writer:

• 1920s
• 1910s

1. The Swamp (1921) (story)
   
   
2. His Birthright (1918) (story)
   

Self:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1930s
• 1920s
• 1910s

1. "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
       - Episode dated 16 November 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode dated 25 April 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself
   
   
2. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1959)
   ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
       - Episode #4.27 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
3. "House Party" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
   ... aka Art Linkletter's House Party (USA: complete title)
   ... aka The Linkletter Show (USA: new title)
       - Episode dated 6 May 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
   
   
4. Running Hollywood (1932) .... Himself
5. Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks (1931) (uncredited) .... Himself
   ... aka Around the World in 80 Minutes
   ... aka Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks
   
   
6. Night Life in Hollywood (1922) .... Himself
   ... aka The Shriek of Hollywood (USA: alternative title)
   
   
7. United States Fourth Liberty Loan Drive (1918) .... Himself
   ... aka An Untitled Liberty Loan Film
   

Archive Footage:

1. Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making (2002) (V) .... Himself
2. The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (1985) (V) .... Kuala
3. "Hollywood" (1980) .... Himself
4. The Moving Picture Boys in the Great War (1975) .... Himself
5. The Love Goddesses (1965) .... Himself
6. "Hollywood and the Stars"
       - Hollywood Goes to War (1964) TV episode .... Himself