65
Age
51
Movies
7.3
Rating
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.
65
Died at
51
Movies
7.3
Avg Rating
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.
Mother of the Red Hands
1941
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).
(Wikkipedia)
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 9, 1905
Died
May 27, 1971
Birthplace
Soka, Saitama, Japan
Also Known As
The Wind Cannot Read
1958
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
Mother of the Red Hands
1941
Numazu Officer School
1939
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953
Wedding Day
1940
Sky of Hope
1942
Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1
1962
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957
Wings of Victory
1942
Chûshingura
1962
Drifting
1935
Bouquet of the South Seas
1942
Tipsy Life
1933
The Mysterians
1957
Blizzard Ronin
1939
Hikari to kage (Zenpen)
1940
Keshô yuki
1940
The Man Who Waited
1942
Ichiyo Higuchi
1939
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