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)

Known For

光と影　前篇

待って居た男

Yoshida (Hotel Manager)

Marines, Let's Go

重役候補生Ｎｏ．１

浪人吹雪

のんき横丁

化粧雪

女人哀愁

樋口一葉

Tokyo File 212

Shintaro

噂の娘

ほろよひ人生

Sub Corporal Ikema Ishihara

あの旗を撃て

Kokichi

サーカス五人組

Harada, pilot

南海の花束

Ogawa

朝の並木路

禍福 後篇

Kayama

舞姫

Captain Kanematsu

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Person at Board Meeting

地球防衛軍

Engineer

怪獣総進撃

Seiji (Kimiko's boyfriend)

妻よ薔薇のやうに

Matsuzaki

鶴八鶴次郎

翼の凱歌

Takada

上海帰りのリル

Asaji Amanuma

君と行く路

Lieutenant Nakamura

The Wind Cannot Read

Kawasaki

Hændeligt uheld

Astronomer (uncredited)

三大怪獣　地球最大の決戦

禍福 前篇

Geisha Girl

幽霊男

Aoyama

乙女ごころ三人姉妹

Father Yoshida (as Henry Okawa)

Three Stripes in the Sun

嫁ぐ日まで

Yukio's Father

The Big Wave

朝の波紋

兄いもうと

Sankichi

放浪記

忠臣蔵 花の巻・雪の巻

上海の月

浮雲

(uncredited)

太平洋の鷲

赤い手の娘達

Okada

希望の青空

沼津兵学校

Count

エノケンの青春酔虎伝

Kadokura

わたしの凡てを

Quyen

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