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My thanks to the Little Tokyo Historical Society and the Sessue Hayakawa Research Committee and especially Bradly Hammond for the diligent research into the early life of Hayakawa and his days in Little Tokyo.It was through the Little Tokyo theater scene that Hayakawa and his future wife.

Photo of Sessue Hayakawa as a young manHayakawa performed on the stage of Toyo Fujitas Japanese Theater.he bought and ran his own movie production company and studio.he starred in various movies and TV shows; he may best be remembered by younger audiences for his role as the Japanese POW camp officer in the 1957 movie The Bridge on the River Kwai.

A movie star from Little Tokyo? Yes! And not just a star but a superstar!Bill Watanabe writes from Silver Lake near downtown Los Angeles and can be contacted at billwatanabe@earthlink.Hayakawa joined Fujitas Japanese theater troupe.

but instead he became smitten with the stage and decided to pursue acting.

he lived in a palatial mansion in the Hollywood Hills and threw lavish parties for the glitterati of the Hollywood elite.which stated that No person in the United States shall.

the first woman of color to serve in Congress.Kailani is an 18-year-old senior and star athlete at Maui High School.

Her plays include Face to the Sun.Citizen)This fundraiser in support of EWPs Arts Education programs for youth – Theatre for Youth and Partners in Education Arts Collaboration – will include a post-show conversation between playwright Minami and Dr.