Toyo Fujita (16 July 1893 – 25 July 1959) was a Japanese actor who worked in Hollywood from the late 1910s through the mid-1930s.

Biography

Toyo earned a reputation as a talented actor on the stage in Japan, and later moved to the United States, where he appeared in theatrical productions in Los Angeles and San Francisco. He later settled down in Los Angeles, where he owned and operated a theater in the city's Little Tokyo neighborhood. Apparently this is where he met

Sessue Hayakawa , known professionally as , was a Japanese actor and a matinée idol. He was a popular star in Hollywood during the silent film era of the 1910s and early 1920s. Hayakawa was the first actor of Asian descent to achieve stardom as a leading man ...

, an actor he often worked with in Hollywood films. He told reporters he was fond of reading about pirates.

Selected filmography

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The Courageous Coward ''The Courageous Coward'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by William Worthington and featuring Sessue Hayakawa and Tsuru Aoki in lead roles. Plot As described in a film magazine, Suki (Hayakawa), born and educated in America, stil ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Dragon Painter ''The Dragon Painter'' is a 1919 English language silent romance drama film. It is based on the novel of the same name, written by Mary McNeil Fenollosa. It stars Sessue Hayakawa as a young painter who believes that his fiancée (played by Ha ...

'' (1919) * '' Bonds of Honor'' (1919) * '' The Illustrious Prince'' (1919) * '' The Tong Man'' (1919) * ''

A Tokyo Siren ''A Tokyo Siren'' (also known as A Tokio Siren) is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Norman Dawn and starring Tsuru Aoki, Jack Livingston, Goro Kino, Toyo Fujita and Arthur Jasmine. The film was based on Gwendolyn Logan's story "Cay ...

'' (1920) * '' Black Roses'' (1921) * ''

Where Lights Are Low ''Where Lights Are Low'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Sessue Hayakawa, Tôgô Yamamoto, and Goro Kino.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 66 Plot Cast * Sessue Hayakawa as Tsu ...

'' (1921) * ''

Five Days to Live ''Five Days to Live'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Norman Dawn and featuring Sessue Hayakawa, Tsuru Aoki, Goro Kino, Misao Seki, Toyo Fujita, and George Kuwa. An impoverished Chinese vase painter is considered an unsuitable ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Remittance Woman ''The Remittance Woman'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Ethel Clayton, Rockliffe Fellowes, and Mario Carillo. A remittance man (or woman) was one sent away from home (usually Britain) to avoid shame ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Garden of Weeds ''The Garden of Weeds'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by James Cruze and starring Betty Compson. It is based on the Broadway play ''Garden of Weeds'' by Leon Gordon and Doris Marquette. Famous Players–Lasky produced and Param ...

'' (1924) * '' Officer O'Brien'' (1930) * '' The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu'' (1930) * '' Kuni o mamoru mono: Nichiren'' (1935)

References

1893 births 1959 deaths 20th-century Japanese male actors Japanese male silent film actors Japanese emigrants to the United States {{Japan-stage-actor-stub