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Poster Art From art.comThe Bridge on the River Kwai   1957     4 stars  User Rating      N/R, 161 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: David Lean  
Cast: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Geoffrey Horne, Andre Morell, Percy Herbert, Harold Goodwin, Peter Williams, John Boxer, Ann Sears

  A Japanese colonel (Sessue Hayakawa) is in charge of building a bridge with a work force of British and American prisoners of war. Alec Guinness plays the proud Col. Nicholson who starts out proving British superiority and ends up devoted to the successful completion of "his" bridge. This great film won the Academy Award for Best Picture, David Lean won for Best Director, and Alec Guinness won for Best Actor. It won four other Oscars as well: Best Writing, Cinematography, Film Editing, and Musical Score.    1 User Review




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TREMENDOUS, BUT SECOND TO BRIDGES OVER TOYKO READIAMONDQB 03/27/2007 
  



Cast
William Holden Cdr. Shears
Alec Guinness Col. Nicholson
Jack Hawkins Maj. Warden
Sessue Hayakawa Col. Saito
James Donald Maj. Clipton
Geoffrey Horne Lt. Joyce
Andre Morell Col. Green
Percy Herbert Maj. Warden
Harold Goodwin Pvt. Baker
Peter Williams Capt. Reeves
John Boxer Maj. Hughes
Ann Sears Nurse

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The Cheat   1915     3 stars    N/R, 50 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Cecil B. DeMille  
Cast: Fannie Ward, Jack Dean, Sessue Hayakawa, James Neill, Yutaka Abe, Dana Ong, Hazel Childers, Arthur H. Williams, Lucien Littlefield, Raymond Hatton, Dick La Reno

  This is a good, early Cecil B. DeMille film that involves Edith Hardy's (Fannie Ward) dilemma when she gambles away money destined for charity without her husband Richard's (Jack Dean) knowledge. Edith makes a deal with Tori (Sessue Hayakawa) to replace the money–all of which leads to a tragic end because Tori wants more than Edith realized for his investment.



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Fannie Ward Edith Hardy
Jack Dean Richard Hardy
Sessue Hayakawa Hisuru Tori
James Neill Jones
Yutaka Abe Tori's Valet
Dana Ong District Attorney
Hazel Childers Mrs. Reynolds
Arthur H. Williams Judge
Lucien Littlefield Hardy's Secretary
Raymond Hatton Courtroom Spectator
Dick La Reno Courtroom Spectator

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The Geisha Boy   1958     2 and a half stars    N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Tashlin  
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Marie McDonald, Sessue Hayakawa, Barton MacLane, Suzanne Pleshette, Nobu McCarthy, Robert Hirano, Ryuzo Demura, Los Angeles Dodgers, Carl Erskine

  Magician Gilbert Wooley (Jerry Lewis) heads for Japan where he aspires to work in a USO show and, in the process, creates mayhem in the Orient.

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Green Mansions   1959     2 and a half stars    N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mel Ferrer  
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Lee J. Cobb, Anthony Perkins, Sessue Hayakawa, Henry Silva, Nehemiah Persoff, Michael Pate, Estelle Hemsley

  Set in a South American jungle, this is a W.H. Hudson love story about forest sprite Rima (Audrey Hepburn) and a mere human being, Abel (Anthony Perkins).

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Hell to Eternity   1960     2 and a half stars    N/R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Phil Karlson  
Cast: Jeffrey Hunter, David Janssen, Vic Damone, Patricia Owens, Richard Eyer, John Larch, Miiko Taka, Sessue Hayakawa, Tsuru Aoki, Bill Williams, Michi Kobi, George Shibata, Reiko Sato

  This film is based on the real-life experiences of World War II hero Guy Gabaldon. The story begins when Guy (Richard Eyer) is being raised by a Japanese-American family and how, after the family is sent to a relocation camp following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Guy (now played by Jeffrey Hunter) enlists in the U.S. Marine Corps. After a fling with his buddies (David Janssen and Vic Damone), Guy is sent to Saipan. Because of his knowledge of Japanese customs and language, he is able to help save Saipan civilians hiding in caves and even persuades Gen. Matsui (Sessue Hayakawa) and his troops to surrender.



Cast
Jeffrey Hunter Guy Gabaldon
David Janssen Bill
Vic Damone Pete
Patricia Owens Sheila Lincoln
Richard Eyer Guy as a boy
John Larch Capt. Schwabe
Miiko Taka Ester
Sessue Hayakawa Gen. Matsui
Tsuru Aoki Mother Une
Bill Williams Leonard
Michi Kobi Sono
George Shibata Kaz Une
Reiko Sato Famika

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House of Bamboo   1955     2 and a half stars    N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Samuel Fuller  
Cast: Robert Ryan, Robert Stack, Shirley Yamaguchi, Cameron Mitchell, Brad Dexter, Sessue Hayakawa, Biff Elliot, Sandro Giglio, Harry Carey Jr., Robert Quarry, DeForest Kelley

  In this remake of "The Street With No Name" (1948), the setting is changed to Japan. Robert Stack takes on the role of a down-on-his-luck ex-GI who arrives in Tokyo and goes undercover to join a well-organized syndicate in an effort to stop the burglaries and bring down its psychotic leader (Robert Ryan).


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Swiss Family Robinson   1960     3 and a half stars    N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Ken Annakin  
Cast: John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur, Janet Munro, Sessue Hayakawa, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Cecil Parker, Milton Reid, Larry Taylor

  This is the Disney version of the story based on Johann Wyss' tale of a family, shipwrecked on a South Seas island, that learns how to survive away from civilization. A robust, fun adventure.


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Three Came Home   1950     3 and a half stars    N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean Negulesco  
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Patric Knowles, Florence Desmond, Sessue Hayakawa, Sylvia Andrew, Helen Westcott, Patrick O'Moore, Mark Keuning, Phyllis Mooris, Howard Chuman

  Based on a true story, this excellent film concerns the struggle for survival of American and British families who were POWs in Borneo during World War II.


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Tokyo Joe   1949     2 and a half stars    N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Stuart Heisler  
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Alexander Knox, Florence Marly, Sessue Hayakawa, Jerome Courtland, Gordon Jones, Rhys Williams, Charles Meredith, Harold Goodwin, James Cardwell, Teru Shimada, Hideo Mori, Lora Lee Michel, Whit Bissell, Fred F. Sears

  Three years after World War II ends, an American soldier, Joe Barrett (Humphrey Bogart), returns to Japan on a business venture. He believes that his wife Trina (Florence Marly) died in a concentration camp, but now finds that Trina is alive, has remarried Mark Landis (Alexander Knox), and has a seven-year-old daughter Anya (Lora Lee Michel) who Barrett suspects is his own child. Ex-Japanese intelligence officer Baron Kimura (Sessue Hayakawa) wants Barrett to use his airline to fly war criminals back to Japan and kidnaps Anya to ensure Barretts cooperation. Events escalate and culminate in a bloody shoot-out.



Cast
Humphrey Bogart Joe Barrett
Alexander Knox Mark Landis
Florence Marly Trina Pechinkov Landis
Sessue Hayakawa Baron Kimura
Jerome Courtland Danny
Gordon Jones Idaho
Rhys Williams Colonel Dohlgren
Charles Meredith General Ireton
Harold Goodwin Major Loomis
James Cardwell Military Police Captain
Teru Shimada Ito
Hideo Mori Kanda
Lora Lee Michel Anya
Whit Bissell Capt. Winnow
Fred F. Sears Medical Major

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Movie Quick Pick
1. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
2. The Cheat (1915)
3. The Geisha Boy (1958)
4. Green Mansions (1959)
5. Hell to Eternity (1960)
6. House of Bamboo (1955)
7. Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
8. Three Came Home (1950)
9. Tokyo Joe (1949)


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