Eiji Okada
ActingBorn Jun 13, 1920Died Sep 14, 1995
Choshi, Chiba, Japan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Eiji Okada (13 June 1920 Chōshi, Chiba, Japan – 14 September 1995 Japan) was a Japanese film actor. Okada served in the Japanese army during World War II, and was a miner and traveling salesman before becoming an actor. Internationally, his best-remembered roles include Lui ("him," in French) in the film Hiroshima mon amour (1959), directed by Alain Resnais, and the entomologist Niki Junpei in Hiroshi Teshigahara's Woman in the Dunes (1964), an adaptation of Kōbō Abe's novel. Okada was married to Aiko Wasa, with whom he ran a theatre company in Japan. He died on September 14, 1995 of heart failure, at the age of 75. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eiji Okada, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Shinran
movie1960
Devil in My Flesh
movie1968
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
movie1961
The Will to Live
movie1967
Japan's Most Chivalrous
movie1966
Christ in Bronze
movie1955
Shinran, Part II
movie1960
The Boy Detectives Club – The Iron Fiend
movie1957
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
movie1955
Secret Information
movie1968
Green Requiem
movie1988
The Stormy Era of Twenty Years
movie1951
Filmography
1995Secret Liaisonsmovie1995The Stairway to the Distant Pastas White Manmovie1991Traffic Jammovie1991Heat Waveas Masakichi Onomovie1991Summer of the Lion Kingsmovie1989Onihei Hankachōtv1988Green Requiemmovie1987Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsutv1985Spring Bellas Hachiro Ishimotomovie1984Agi, the Fury of Evilas Omi-no-kamimovie1984不倫 この愛が裁けますかmovie1983Antarcticaas Ozawa Taichomovie1983Praying Mantisas Taichi Dôjimamovie1982Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honeyas Kozo Hisamatsumovie1982Shi no dangaimovie1981Kamikaze, the Adventurermovie1981Don't Touch the Bride! My Son is a Murderermovie1981Crazed Fruitas Tôno, Chika's step father(東野保彦)movie1980The S.S. Happiness Sets Sailmovie1980Magnitude 7.9as Professor Watanabemovie1980A Woman Embraced by a Ghost: Departures from the Deadmovie1980Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1movie1979Dog of Fortuneas Shuhei Agatamovie1979The Stranglingas Yoshio Morikawamovie1978Blood Type: Bluemovie1978The Beauty of the Black Narcissusmovie1978August Without Emperoras Assistant General Tokunagamovie1978Take Me Away!as Ryunosuke Tamarumovie1978The Glacier Foxas Narrator (voice)movie1978Love and Faithas Ankokujimovie1978Lost Loveas Professor Kamiyamamovie1977Utamaro's Worldas Tanumamovie1977Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzutv1977Japanese Humanity and Justicemovie1977The Youngmovie1977Yokomizo Seishi Seriestv1977The Gate of Youth Part 2movie1977The Alaska Storyas Amaohkamovie1976Love in the Northmovie1976Permanent Bluemovie1976Cobra 2as Kudomovie1976Lullaby of the Earthas Evangelistmovie1976Frozen Rivermovie1976Manhuntmovie1975Oretachi no Tabitv1975Kyukei no Koyamovie1975I Am a Catas Bunmeimovie1975Hadashi no seishunmovie1974ESPYas Salabadmovie1974The Yakuzaas Tonomovie1974Scalpelas Kokubomovie1974My Wayas Lawyermovie1973Lady Snowbloodas Gishirō Tsukamotomovie1973Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demonsas Shogen Wakitamovie1973Zatoichi's Conspiracyas Shinbeimovie1973The Killing Gamemovie1972Red Targetas Mike Tachibanamovie1971Silenceas Inoue Chikugonokamimovie1971Evil Spirits in the Darknessmovie1971The Earth is Born Againas Mitsuo Iwashitamovie1971Dedicated Treasures of Horyuji-Templeas (voice)movie1970This Transient Lifeas Morimovie1970Records of Bloodshedas Seiichiro Machidamovie1970Rebel Against Glorymovie1969Vixenas Nobuyuki Ishidomovie1969Bullet Woundmovie1969夕陽の恋人movie1968Secret Informationas Toru Kijimamovie1968Devil in My Fleshmovie1968Tattooed Temptressmovie1968The Sands of Kurobemovie1968Gambler's Farewellas Riichirô Maejimamovie1967The Will to Livemovie1967Portrait of Chiekoas Tsubakimovie1967The Rose Colored Twoas Director Iwamotomovie1967The X from Outer Spaceas Dr. Katomovie1967Rebellion of Japanmovie1966The Face of Anotheras The Bossmovie1966Pretty Devil Yokoas Asaimovie1966Japan's Most Chivalrousas Shuji Onodamovie