65
Age
52
Movies
8.9
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
52
Movies
8.9
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.
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
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 Bridge on the River Kwai
1957
Destroy All Monsters
1968
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
Chûshingura
1962
Floating Clouds
1955
The Mysterians
1957
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953
Interpol Code 8
1963
Sky of Hope
1942
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
1938
Easy Alley
1939
The Man Who Waited
1942
Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1
1962
Hikari to kage (Zenpen)
1940
The Dawn of Freedom
1944
Wings of Victory
1942
Ghost Man
1954
Dancing Girl
1951
Learn from Experience, Part Two
1937
All of Myself
1954
+ 32 more movies
