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Heihachirō Ōkawa

Heihachirō Ōkawa

Biography

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)

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-09-09

Place of Birth

Sōka, Saitama, Japan

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Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

19400.0 / 10

The Man Who Waited

The Man Who Waited

19420.0 / 10

Marines, Let's Go

Marines, Let's Go

19616.0 / 10

Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1

Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1

19620.0 / 10

Blizzard Ronin

Blizzard Ronin

19390.0 / 10

Easy Alley

Easy Alley

19390.0 / 10

Keshô yuki

Keshô yuki

19400.0 / 10

A Woman's Sorrows

A Woman's Sorrows

19376.7 / 10

Ichiyo Higuchi

Ichiyo Higuchi

19390.0 / 10

Tokyo File 212

Tokyo File 212

19514.5 / 10

The Girl in the Rumor

The Girl in the Rumor

19355.9 / 10

Tipsy Life

Tipsy Life

19330.0 / 10

The Dawn of Freedom

The Dawn of Freedom

19440.0 / 10

Five Men in a Circus

Five Men in a Circus

19355.4 / 10

Bouquet of the South Seas

Bouquet of the South Seas

19425.0 / 10

Morning's Tree-Lined Street

Morning's Tree-Lined Street

19366.7 / 10

Learn from Experience, Part Two

Learn from Experience, Part Two

19376.2 / 10

Dancing Girl

Dancing Girl

19516.3 / 10

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

19577.8 / 10

The Mysterians

The Mysterians

19576.4 / 10

Destroy All Monsters

Destroy All Monsters

19686.9 / 10

Wife! Be Like a Rose!

Wife! Be Like a Rose!

19357.0 / 10

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

19386.3 / 10

Wings of Victory

Wings of Victory

19426.3 / 10

Lil's Return from Shanghai

Lil's Return from Shanghai

19527.0 / 10

The Road I Travel with You

The Road I Travel with You

19366.3 / 10

The Wind Cannot Read

The Wind Cannot Read

19586.2 / 10

One of Those Things

One of Those Things

19710.0 / 10

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

19647.0 / 10

Learn from Experience, Part One

Learn from Experience, Part One

19376.0 / 10

Geisha Girl

Geisha Girl

19520.0 / 10

Ghost Man

Ghost Man

19546.5 / 10

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

19356.4 / 10

Three Stripes in the Sun

Three Stripes in the Sun

19557.0 / 10

Wedding Day

Wedding Day

19400.0 / 10

The Big Wave

The Big Wave

19610.0 / 10

A Ripple in a Morning

A Ripple in a Morning

19526.0 / 10

Brother and Sister

Brother and Sister

19366.0 / 10

Drifting

Drifting

19350.0 / 10

Chûshingura

Chûshingura

19627.3 / 10

Shanghai Moon

Shanghai Moon

19410.0 / 10

Floating Clouds

Floating Clouds

19557.7 / 10

The Eagle of the Pacific

The Eagle of the Pacific

19537.6 / 10

Mother of the Red Hands

Mother of the Red Hands

19410.0 / 10

Sky of Hope

Sky of Hope

19420.0 / 10

Numazu Officer School

Numazu Officer School

19390.0 / 10

Romantic and Crazy

Romantic and Crazy

19340.0 / 10

All of Myself

All of Myself

19540.0 / 10

Frankenstein Conquers the World

Frankenstein Conquers the World

19656.7 / 10

King Kong Escapes

King Kong Escapes

19676.2 / 10