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:

Hadashi no seishun Hadashi no seishun

1975

Traffic Jam Traffic Jam

1991

A Ripple in a Morning A Ripple in a Morning

1952

Praying Mantis Praying Mantis

1983

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

Restoration Fire Restoration Fire

1961

Magnitude 7.9 Magnitude 7.9

1980

The Yamabiko School The Yamabiko School

1952

The Eleventh Hour The Eleventh Hour

1957

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

1973

Crazed Fruit Crazed Fruit

1981

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

Secret Information Secret Information

1968

The Strangling The Strangling

1979

The Scarlet Camellia The Scarlet Camellia

1964

Permanent Blue Permanent Blue

1976

Five Paths to Revenge Five Paths to Revenge

1956

Weeping Doll Weeping Doll

1951

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

Pretty Devil Yoko Pretty Devil Yoko

1966

Karate Sanshiro Karate Sanshiro

1951

Shinran Shinran

1960

Hawk of the North Hawk of the North

1959

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

1978

Gambler's Farewell Gambler's Farewell

1968

Showdown in Blood Showdown in Blood

1957

Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1 Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1

1980

Rebel Against Glory Rebel Against Glory

1970

Records of Bloodshed Records of Bloodshed

1970

Hirado Pirates Hirado Pirates

1955

The Sands of Kurobe The Sands of Kurobe

1968

Shinran, Part II Shinran, Part II

1960

A Woman's Face A Woman's Face

1949

Avalanche Avalanche

1956

Frozen River Frozen River

1976

Spring Bell Spring Bell

1985

The Chop Professor The Chop Professor

1956

Shi no dangai Shi no dangai

1982

Bullet Wound Bullet Wound

1969

Japan's Most Chivalrous Japan's Most Chivalrous

1966

The Pirates The Pirates

1960

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

1951

Take Me Away! Take Me Away!

1978

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

1971

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

1960

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

1961

Summer of the Lion Kings Summer of the Lion Kings

1991

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

1953

Kamikaze, the Adventurer Kamikaze, the Adventurer

1981

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

1961

The Glacier Fox The Glacier Fox

1978

A Billionaire A Billionaire

1954

Lost Love Lost Love

1978

She and He She and He

1963

I Am a Cat I Am a Cat

1975

Heat Wave Heat Wave

1991

My Way My Way

1974

Evil Spirits in the Darkness Evil Spirits in the Darkness

1971

Rififi in Tokyo Rififi in Tokyo

1963

August without Emperor August without Emperor

1978

The Scent of Incense The Scent of Incense

1964

Christ in Bronze Christ in Bronze

1955

ESPY ESPY

1974

This Transient Life This Transient Life

1970

Assassination Assassination

1964

The Face of Another The Face of Another

1966

The X from Outer Space The X from Outer Space

1967

Mother Mother

1952

The Yakuza The Yakuza

1974

Hiroshima Mon Amour Hiroshima Mon Amour

1959

Woman in the Dunes Woman in the Dunes

1964

Samurai Spy Samurai Spy

1965

Zatoichi's Conspiracy Zatoichi's Conspiracy

1973

White Beast White Beast

1950

The Ugly American The Ugly American

1963

Utamaro's World Utamaro's World

1977

Antarctica Antarctica

1983

Sanshiro Sugata Sanshiro Sugata

1965

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

1995

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

1980

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

1955

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

1957

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

1957

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

1956

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

1956

Tower of Lilies Tower of Lilies

1953

Devil in My Flesh Devil in My Flesh

1968

Love in the North Love in the North

1976

The End of a Day The End of a Day

1954

Hiroshima Hiroshima

1953

Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy

1960

Cobra 2 Cobra 2

1976

Till We Meet Again Till We Meet Again

1950

Tattooed Temptress Tattooed Temptress

1968

Lullaby of the Earth Lullaby of the Earth

1976

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

1977

Secret Liaisons Secret Liaisons

1995

Here Is a Spring Here Is a Spring

1955

Blood Type: Blue Blood Type: Blue

1978

Love and Faith Love and Faith

1978

Dog of Fortune Dog of Fortune

1979

Vacuum Zone Vacuum Zone

1952

Rebellion of Japan Rebellion of Japan

1967

Silence Silence

1971

Vixen Vixen

1969

The Alaska Story The Alaska Story

1977

Lady Snowblood Lady Snowblood

1973

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