Eiji Okada

Eiji Okada

Date of Birth:

Jun 13, 1920

Place of Birth:

Chōshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

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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.

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filmography:

Festival of Swordsmen Festival of Swordsmen

1961

Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4 Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4

1960

Portrait of Chieko Portrait of Chieko

1967

Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku

1961

Secret Information Secret Information

1968

Kamikaze, the Adventurer Kamikaze, the Adventurer

1981

Permanent Blue Permanent Blue

1976

The Scarlet Camellia The Scarlet Camellia

1964

Crazed Fruit Crazed Fruit

1981

Five Paths to Revenge Five Paths to Revenge

1956

Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2 Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2

1959

Red Target Red Target

1972

Manhunt Manhunt

1976

The Strangling The Strangling

1979

The End of a Day The End of a Day

1954

The Boy Detectives Club – The Iron Fiend The Boy Detectives Club – The Iron Fiend

1957

The Boy Detectives Club – The Devil with Twenty Faces The Boy Detectives Club – The Devil with Twenty Faces

1956

The Boy Detectives Club – Doctor Phantom The Boy Detectives Club – Doctor Phantom

1956

Shonen Tanteidan: Kabu to Mushi no Yoki Shonen Tanteidan: Kabu to Mushi no Yoki

1957

Tattooed Temptress Tattooed Temptress

1968

Till We Meet Again Till We Meet Again

1950

Evil Spirits in the Darkness Evil Spirits in the Darkness

1971

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

1955

Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy

1960

Love in the North Love in the North

1976

Devil in My Flesh Devil in My Flesh

1968

Tower of Lilies Tower of Lilies

1953

The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail

1980

Weeping Doll Weeping Doll

1951

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

1973

The Chop Professor The Chop Professor

1956

The Stormy Era of Twenty Years The Stormy Era of Twenty Years

1951

Shi no dangai Shi no dangai

1982

Bullet Wound Bullet Wound

1969

The Pirates The Pirates

1960

Japan's Most Chivalrous Japan's Most Chivalrous

1966

Take Me Away! Take Me Away!

1978

At the End of the Clouds At the End of the Clouds

1953

Kyukei no Koya Kyukei no Koya

1975

The Killing Game The Killing Game

1973

Fearless Opposition Fearless Opposition

1958

Violence Violence

1952

Summer of the Lion Kings Summer of the Lion Kings

1991

Karate Sanshiro Karate Sanshiro

1951

Restoration Fire Restoration Fire

1961

Hadashi no seishun Hadashi no seishun

1975

Traffic Jam Traffic Jam

1991

Praying Mantis Praying Mantis

1983

A Ripple in a Morning A Ripple in a Morning

1952

A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji

1961

The Story of Pure Love The Story of Pure Love

1957

The Will to Live The Will to Live

1967

Agi, the Fury of Evil Agi, the Fury of Evil

1984

Green Requiem Green Requiem

1988

Pretty Devil Yoko Pretty Devil Yoko

1966

Magnitude 7.9 Magnitude 7.9

1980

The Yamabiko School The Yamabiko School

1952

The Eleventh Hour The Eleventh Hour

1957

Rebellion of Japan Rebellion of Japan

1967

Vacuum Zone Vacuum Zone

1952

Spring Bell Spring Bell

1985

White Beast White Beast

1950

The Ugly American The Ugly American

1963

Zatoichi's Conspiracy Zatoichi's Conspiracy

1973

Utamaro's World Utamaro's World

1977

Rebel Against Glory Rebel Against Glory

1970

Assassination Assassination

1964

This Transient Life This Transient Life

1970

Frozen River Frozen River

1976

She and He She and He

1963

I Am a Cat I Am a Cat

1975

Heat Wave Heat Wave

1991

Records of Bloodshed Records of Bloodshed

1970

Hawk of the North Hawk of the North

1959

Samurai Spy Samurai Spy

1965

Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 3 Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 3

1960

The Yakuza The Yakuza

1974

Hiroshima Mon Amour Hiroshima Mon Amour

1959

Dedicated Treasures of Horyuji-Temple Dedicated Treasures of Horyuji-Temple

1971

Gambler's Farewell Gambler's Farewell

1968

Lady Snowblood Lady Snowblood

1973

Mother Mother

1952

The Face of Another The Face of Another

1966

Shinran Shinran

1960

Antarctica Antarctica

1983

Woman in the Dunes Woman in the Dunes

1964

The X from Outer Space The X from Outer Space

1967

The Beauty of the Black Narcissus The Beauty of the Black Narcissus

1978

Lost Love Lost Love

1978

The Glacier Fox The Glacier Fox

1978

The Gate of Youth Part 2 The Gate of Youth Part 2

1977

Love and Faith Love and Faith

1978

Lullaby of the Earth Lullaby of the Earth

1976

Secret Liaisons Secret Liaisons

1995

Blood Type: Blue Blood Type: Blue

1978

Hirado Pirates Hirado Pirates

1955

Dog of Fortune Dog of Fortune

1979

The Alaska Story The Alaska Story

1977

Here Is a Spring Here Is a Spring

1955

Cobra 2 Cobra 2

1976

Vixen Vixen

1969

Silence Silence

1971

The Sands of Kurobe The Sands of Kurobe

1968

Shinran, Part II Shinran, Part II

1960

Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1 Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1

1980

ESPY ESPY

1974

Hiroshima Hiroshima

1953

Rififi in Tokyo Rififi in Tokyo

1963

My Way My Way

1974

A Billionaire A Billionaire

1954

Showdown in Blood Showdown in Blood

1957

Christ in Bronze Christ in Bronze

1955

The Scent of Incense The Scent of Incense

1964

The Stairway to the Distant Past The Stairway to the Distant Past

1995

A Woman's Face A Woman's Face

1949

Sanshiro Sugata Sanshiro Sugata

1965

Avalanche Avalanche

1956

August without Emperor August without Emperor

1978

20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2 20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2

1961

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