Heihachirō Ōkawa

Heihachirō Ōkawa

Date of Birth:

Sep 09, 1905

Place of Birth:

Sōka, Saitama, Japan

Heihachiro Okawa (Japanese: 大川 平八郎 Hepburn: Ōkawa Heihachirō, 9 September 1905 – 27 May 1971), also sometimes credited as Henry Okawa (ヘンリー大川), was a Japanese film actor active from the 1930s to 1971. With hopes of starting a business, he traveled to the United States in 1923 and studied at Columbia University. He also studied at the Paramount Studios acting school and eventually began working in Hollywood, appearing in films by Howard Hawks and William Wellman. He returned to Japan in 1933 and co-starred in the Photo Chemical Laboratories (PCL) film Horoyoi jinsei. He later appeared in foreign films under the name Henry Okawa.

He is best known for Moyuru ōzora (1940), Dawn of Freedom (1944) Tokyo File 212 (1951), Floating Clouds (1955) and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957).

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filmography:

Ghost Man Ghost Man

1954

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

1935

Three Stripes in the Sun Three Stripes in the Sun

1955

Wedding Day Wedding Day

1940

Geisha Girl Geisha Girl

1952

Learn from Experience, Part One Learn from Experience, Part One

1937

The Road I Travel with You The Road I Travel with You

1936

The Wind Cannot Read The Wind Cannot Read

1958

One of Those Things One of Those Things

1971

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

1964

The Big Wave The Big Wave

1961

A Ripple in a Morning A Ripple in a Morning

1952

Mother of the Red Hands Mother of the Red Hands

1941

Sky of Hope Sky of Hope

1942

Numazu Officer School Numazu Officer School

1939

Romantic and Crazy Romantic and Crazy

1934

The Eagle of the Pacific The Eagle of the Pacific

1953

Floating Clouds Floating Clouds

1955

Brother and Sister Brother and Sister

1936

Drifting Drifting

1935

47 Ronin 47 Ronin

1962

Shanghai Moon Shanghai Moon

1941

Lil's Return from Shanghai Lil's Return from Shanghai

1952

Wings of Victory Wings of Victory

1942

A Woman's Sorrows A Woman's Sorrows

1937

Ichiyo Higuchi Ichiyo Higuchi

1939

Tokyo File 212 Tokyo File 212

1951

The Girl in the Rumor The Girl in the Rumor

1935

Keshô yuki Keshô yuki

1940

Easy Alley Easy Alley

1939

The Man Who Waited The Man Who Waited

1942

Marines, Let's Go Marines, Let's Go

1961

Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1 Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1

1962

Blizzard Ronin Blizzard Ronin

1939

Tipsy Life Tipsy Life

1933

The Dawn of Freedom The Dawn of Freedom

1944

The Mysterians The Mysterians

1957

Destroy All Monsters Destroy All Monsters

1968

Wife! Be Like a Rose! Wife! Be Like a Rose!

1935

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

1938

The Bridge on the River Kwai The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957

Dancing Girl Dancing Girl

1951

Five Men in a Circus Five Men in a Circus

1935

Bouquet of the South Seas Bouquet of the South Seas

1942

Morning's Tree-Lined Street Morning's Tree-Lined Street

1936

Learn from Experience, Part Two Learn from Experience, Part Two

1937

Hikari to kage (Zenpen) Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

1940

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