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

* '' The Courageous Coward'' (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 Hayak ...

'' (1919) * ''

Bonds of Honor ''Bonds of Honor'' is a 1919 American silent film directed by William Worthington. Sessue Hayakawa's Haworth Pictures Corporation produced the film and he himself played the leading roles along with his wife Tsuru Aoki. Marin Sais, Dagmar Godowsk ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Illustrious Prince ''The Illustrious Prince'' is a 1919 American drama film directed by William Worthington and produced by Sessue Hayakawa's Haworth Pictures Corporation. Plot Cast *Sessue Hayakawa as Prince Maiyo (and the Prince's father) *Mabel Ballin as Pen ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Tong Man ''The Tong Man'' is a 1919 American thriller film directed by William Worthington and produced by Haworth Pictures Corporation. ''The Tong Man'' survives and is available on home video. The film has long been preserved by the Library of Congress ...

'' (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 "Ca ...

'' (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 Cast * Sessue Hayakawa as Tsu Wong S ...

'' (1921) * '' Five Days to Live'' (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'' (1924) * ''

Officer O'Brien ''Officer O'Brien'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy crime film directed by Tay Garnett and starring William Boyd, Ernest Torrence and Dorothy Sebastian. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward C. Jewell.Munden p.557 It was ...

'' (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-actor-stub