Sessue Hayakawa commiting harakiri in Wagon Train: The Sakae Ito Story
Sessue Hayakawa (1886 - 1973)
Producer, Director
Film Deaths:[]
- Daughter of the Dragon (1931) [Detective Ah Kee]: Fatally injured when he jumps from a window in order to reach Lawrence Grant and alert him to Anna May Wong's plans; he dies a short time later, after shooting Anna.
- Tokyo Joe (1949) [Baron Kimura] Shot by American soldiers.
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) [Colonel Saito]: Stabbed in the back by Geoffrey Horne by the riverbank (as Sessue tries to cut the detonator wire). (Thanks to DeMan)
- Swiss Family Robinson (1960) [Kuala]: Blown up along with some of his men by Cecil Parker's ship cannons.
- Hell to Eternity (1960) [General Matsui]: Commits suicide via Hari-kari, after his army chooses to follow the orders of Jeffrey Hunter.
TV Death:[]
- Wagon Train: The Sakae Ito Story (1958) [Sakae Ito]: Commits Seppuku / Harakiri after he is disgraced when James Griffith dumps the ashes of his prince on the ground and smashes the urn. He commits suicide only after killing James along with Henry Rowland and Dennis Moore when Commanche warriors take their guns and make them fight him with tomahawks.
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Notable Connections[]
- Mr. Tsuru Aoki (widowed)