Eiji Okada
Born
June 13, 1920 (age 75)
Died
September 14, 1995
Birthplace
Choshi, Chiba, Japan

Eiji Okada

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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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Movies

Secret Liaisons
Secret Liaisons
1995
The Stairway to the Distant Past
The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995 ★ 7.0
White Man
Traffic Jam
Traffic Jam
1991 ★ 5.0
Heat Wave
Heat Wave
1991 ★ 5.6
Masakichi Ono
Summer of the Lion Kings
Summer of the Lion Kings
1991
Green Requiem
Green Requiem
1988
Spring Bell
Spring Bell
1985 ★ 6.0
Hachiro Ishimoto
Agi, the Fury of Evil
Agi, the Fury of Evil
1984 ★ 7.0
Omi-no-kami
不倫 この愛が裁けますか
不倫 この愛が裁けますか
1984
Antarctica
Antarctica
1983 ★ 7.2
Ozawa Taicho
Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis
1983 ★ 3.0
Taichi Dôjima
Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey
Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey
1982 ★ 2.0
Kozo Hisamatsu
Shi no dangai
Shi no dangai
1982
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
1981 ★ 5.6
Crazed Fruit
Crazed Fruit
1981 ★ 5.5
Tôno, Chika's step father(東野保彦)
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
1980
Magnitude 7.9
Magnitude 7.9
1980 ★ 4.7
Professor Watanabe
A Woman Embraced by a Ghost: Departures from the Dead
A Woman Embraced by a Ghost: Departures from the Dead
1980
Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1
Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1
1980 ★ 6.0
Dog of Fortune
Dog of Fortune
1979 ★ 4.5
Shuhei Agata
The Strangling
The Strangling
1979 ★ 4.4
Yoshio Morikawa
Blood Type: Blue
Blood Type: Blue
1978 ★ 5.5
The Beauty of the Black Narcissus
The Beauty of the Black Narcissus
1978
August without Emperor
August without Emperor
1978 ★ 7.0
Assistant General Tokunaga
Take Me Away!
Take Me Away!
1978 ★ 7.0
Ryunosuke Tamaru
The Glacier Fox
The Glacier Fox
1978 ★ 7.8
Narrator (voice)
Love and Faith
Love and Faith
1978 ★ 6.3
Ankokuji
Lost Love
Lost Love
1978 ★ 5.5
Professor Kamiyama
Utamaro's World
Utamaro's World
1977 ★ 5.0
Tanuma
Japanese Humanity and Justice
Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977 ★ 7.0
The Young
The Young
1977
The Gate of Youth Part 2
The Gate of Youth Part 2
1977 ★ 8.0
The Alaska Story
The Alaska Story
1977 ★ 6.0
Amaohka
Love in the North
Love in the North
1976 ★ 7.0
Permanent Blue
Permanent Blue
1976
Cobra 2
Cobra 2
1976
Kudo
Lullaby of the Earth
Lullaby of the Earth
1976 ★ 6.1
Evangelist
Frozen River
Frozen River
1976 ★ 3.0
Manhunt
Manhunt
1976 ★ 6.2
Kyukei no Koya
Kyukei no Koya
1975
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat
1975 ★ 2.8
Bunmei
Hadashi no seishun
Hadashi no seishun
1975
ESPY
ESPY
1974 ★ 4.8
Salabad
The Yakuza
The Yakuza
1974 ★ 7.1
Tono
Scalpel
Scalpel
1974
Kokubo
My Way
My Way
1974 ★ 5.7
Lawyer
Lady Snowblood
Lady Snowblood
1973 ★ 7.5
Gishirō Tsukamoto
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
1973 ★ 7.3
Shogen Wakita
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
1973 ★ 7.0
Shinbei
The Killing Game
The Killing Game
1973
Red Target
Red Target
1972 ★ 6.0
Mike Tachibana
Silence
Silence
1971 ★ 7.2
Inoue Chikugonokami
Evil Spirits in the Darkness
Evil Spirits in the Darkness
1971 ★ 5.5
The Earth is Born Again
The Earth is Born Again
1971
Mitsuo Iwashita
Dedicated Treasures of Horyuji-Temple
Dedicated Treasures of Horyuji-Temple
1971
(voice)
This Transient Life
This Transient Life
1970 ★ 7.3
Mori
Records of Bloodshed
Records of Bloodshed
1970
Seiichiro Machida
Rebel Against Glory
Rebel Against Glory
1970
Vixen
Vixen
1969 ★ 6.4
Nobuyuki Ishido
Bullet Wound
Bullet Wound
1969 ★ 6.0
夕陽の恋人
夕陽の恋人
1969
Secret Information
Secret Information
1968
Toru Kijima
Devil in My Flesh
Devil in My Flesh
1968
Tattooed Temptress
Tattooed Temptress
1968
The Sands of Kurobe
The Sands of Kurobe
1968 ★ 6.5
Gambler's Farewell
Gambler's Farewell
1968 ★ 6.0
Riichirô Maejima
The Will to Live
The Will to Live
1967
Portrait of Chieko
Portrait of Chieko
1967
Tsubaki
The Rose Colored Two
The Rose Colored Two
1967
Director Iwamoto
The X from Outer Space
The X from Outer Space
1967 ★ 5.2
Dr. Kato
Rebellion of Japan
Rebellion of Japan
1967
The Face of Another
The Face of Another
1966 ★ 7.8
The Boss
Pretty Devil Yoko
Pretty Devil Yoko
1966 ★ 3.3
Asai
Japan's Most Chivalrous
Japan's Most Chivalrous
1966
Shuji Onoda
Samurai Spy
Samurai Spy
1965 ★ 6.5
Tatewaki Koriyama
Sanshiro Sugata
Sanshiro Sugata
1965 ★ 6.9
Gennosuke / Tesshin
The Scarlet Camellia
The Scarlet Camellia
1964 ★ 4.2
Genjirô Maruume
Assassination
Assassination
1964 ★ 7.1
Lord Matsudaira
The Scent of Incense
The Scent of Incense
1964 ★ 7.2
Nozawa
Woman in the Dunes
Woman in the Dunes
1964 ★ 8.2
Entomologist Niki Jumpei
She and He
She and He
1963 ★ 6.7
Eiichi Ishikawa
The Ugly American
The Ugly American
1963 ★ 6.6
Deong
Rififi in Tokyo
Rififi in Tokyo
1963 ★ 5.7
Danny Riquet
Restoration Fire
Restoration Fire
1961 ★ 7.0
Yamanami Keisuke
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
1961
20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2
20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2
1961
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
1961 ★ 4.3
Festival of Swordsmen
Festival of Swordsmen
1961 ★ 6.1
Kamio Shume
An Edo Magistrate
An Edo Magistrate
1961 ★ 5.8
Naruto hijō kanketsu-hen
Naruto hijō kanketsu-hen
1961
Shinran, Part II
Shinran, Part II
1960
The Pirates
The Pirates
1960 ★ 7.2
Shinzo Murakami
Shinran
Shinran
1960
Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy
Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy
1960 ★ 7.0
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4
1960
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 3
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 3
1960
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
1960 ★ 5.8
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Hiroshima Mon Amour
1959 ★ 7.7
Lui
Hawk of the North
Hawk of the North
1959 ★ 5.3
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
1959
Fearless Opposition
Fearless Opposition
1958
The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour
1957 ★ 7.2
Shimano
The Story of Pure Love
The Story of Pure Love
1957 ★ 6.8
Showdown in Blood
Showdown in Blood
1957
The Boy Detectives Club – The Iron Fiend
The Boy Detectives Club – The Iron Fiend
1957
Kogoro Akechi
Shonen Tanteidan: Kabu to Mushi no Yoki
Shonen Tanteidan: Kabu to Mushi no Yoki
1957
Kogoro Akechi
恐怖の空中殺人
恐怖の空中殺人
1956
里見
The Boy Detectives Club – The Devil with Twenty Faces
The Boy Detectives Club – The Devil with Twenty Faces
1956
Kogoro Akechi
The Boy Detectives Club – Doctor Phantom
The Boy Detectives Club – Doctor Phantom
1956
Kogoro Akechi
The Chop Professor
The Chop Professor
1956
Avalanche
Avalanche
1956
Five Paths to Revenge
Five Paths to Revenge
1956
Jun Mitani
Christ in Bronze
Christ in Bronze
1955
Hagiwara Yusa
Hirado Pirates
Hirado Pirates
1955
Here Is a Spring
Here Is a Spring
1955 ★ 7.3
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
1955
Ensign Asakura
A Billionaire
A Billionaire
1954 ★ 5.7
Monta
The End of a Day
The End of a Day
1954 ★ 5.0
Leutnant Guni Hanata
Hiroshima
Hiroshima
1953 ★ 7.4
Kitagawa
At the End of the Clouds
At the End of the Clouds
1953
Tower of Lilies
Tower of Lilies
1953 ★ 6.8
Teacher Tamai
Vacuum Zone
Vacuum Zone
1952 ★ 7.0
Violence
Violence
1952
Mother
Mother
1952 ★ 6.8
Shinjiro Hirai
A Ripple in a Morning
A Ripple in a Morning
1952 ★ 6.0
The Yamabiko School
The Yamabiko School
1952
Karate Sanshiro
Karate Sanshiro
1951
The Stormy Era of Twenty Years
The Stormy Era of Twenty Years
1951
Weeping Doll
Weeping Doll
1951
Ryuji
White Beast
White Beast
1950 ★ 5.5
Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again
1950 ★ 6.3
Saburo Tajima
A Woman's Face
A Woman's Face
1949

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