Kintaro Hayakawa (June 10, 1889 - November 23, 1973), known professionally as Sessue Hayakawa, was a Japanese actor. He was one of the biggest stars in Hollywood during the silent film era of the 1910s and 1920s. Hayakawa was the first actor of Asian descent to achieve stardom as a leading man in the United States and Europe. His "broodingly handsome" good looks and typecasting as a sexually dominant villain made him a heartthrob among American women during a time of racial discrimination, and he became one of the first male sex symbols of Hollywood.
Later career
Hayakawa later transitioned into doing talkies; his sound film debut came in Daughter of the Dragon (1931), starring opposite Chinese American performer Anna May Wong. Hayakawa played a Samurai in the German-Japanese co-production The Daughter of the Samurai (1937). The same year, Hayakawa went to France to perform in Yoshiwara (1937), but ended up trapped in the country and separated from his family when the German occupation of France began in 1940. Hayakawa made few films in the following years, but financially supported himself by selling his watercolor paintings. He joined the French Resistance and helped Allied flyers during World War II.  In 1949, Humphrey Bogart's production company located Hayakawa and offered him a role in Tokyo Joe. Before issuing a work permit, the American Consulate investigated Hayakawa's activities during the war and found that he had in no way contributed to the German war effort. Hayakawa followed Tokyo Joe with Three Came Home (1950), in which he played real-life POW camp commander Lieutenant-Colonel Suga, before returning to France.  After the war, Hayakawa's on-screen roles can best be described as the honorable villain, a figure exemplified by his portrayal of Colonel Saito in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957). The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Hayakawa earned a nomination for the Best Supporting Actor; he was also nominated for a Golden Globe for the role. After the film, Hayakawa largely retired from acting. Throughout the following years he performed guest appearances on a handful of television shows and films, making his final performance in the animated film The Daydreamer (1966).  After retiring, Hayakawa dedicated himself to Zen Buddhism, became an ordained Zen master, worked as a private acting coach, and authored his autobiography Zen Showed Me the Way.

Q: What did Hayakawa do after acting?
A: After retiring, Hayakawa dedicated himself to Zen Buddhism, became an ordained Zen master,

Q: How old was Hayakawa when he became a Zen master?
A: unknown

Q: Did he do anything after becoming a zen master?
A: worked as a private acting coach, and authored his autobiography Zen Showed Me the Way.

Q: Was there anything else interesting in this article?
A: his sound film debut came in Daughter of the Dragon (1931), starring opposite Chinese American performer Anna May Wong.

Q: What was his first film debut?
A: his sound film debut came in Daughter of the Dragon (1931),

Q: Did he earn any awards in his career?
A: Hayakawa earned a nomination for the Best Supporting Actor; he was also nominated for a Golden Globe for the role.
When did he stop acting?
his final performance in the animated film The Daydreamer (1966).
his final performance in the animated film The Daydreamer (1966).