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Eiji Okada(1920-1995)

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Eiji Okada in Woman in the Dunes (1964)
Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expedition in Antarctica. They eventually leave Antarctica, only to return to search for the dogs inadvertently marooned there.
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Antarctica (1983)
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Eiji Okada was born on 13 June 1920 in Chiba, Japan. He was an actor, known for Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959), Woman in the Dunes (1964) and The Boy Detectives Club - The Iron Fiend (1957). He was previously married to Wasa, Aiko. He died on 14 September 1995 in Japan.
BornJune 13, 1920
DiedSeptember 14, 1995(75)
BornJune 13, 1920
DiedSeptember 14, 1995(75)
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Marlon Brando and Eiji Okada in The Ugly American (1963)
Eiji Okada in Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
Tatsuo Endô, Shintarô Katsu, and Eiji Okada in Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
Tatsuo Endô and Eiji Okada in Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
Eiji Okada and Kei Satô in Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
Eiji Okada and Yoshio Tsuchiya in Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
Eiji Okada in Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
Tatsuo Endô and Eiji Okada in Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
Shintarô Katsu and Eiji Okada in Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
Tatsuo Endô, Shintarô Katsu, and Eiji Okada in Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
Eiji Okada in Woman in the Dunes (1964)
Eiji Okada in Woman in the Dunes (1964)

Known for

Eiji Okada and Emmanuelle Riva in Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
Hiroshima Mon Amour
7.9
  • Lui
  • 1959
Woman in the Dunes (1964)
Woman in the Dunes
8.5
  • Entomologist Niki Jumpei
  • 1964
The Boy Detectives Club - The Iron Fiend
8.2
  • Kogoro Akechi
  • 1957
Shonen tanteidan: Nijumenso no akuma
7.1
  • Kogoro Akechi
  • 1956

Credits

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Actor

  • Hitodenashi no koi (1995)
    Hitodenashi no koi
    • 1995
  • The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)
    The Stairway to the Distant Past
    • White man
    • 1995
  • Chiroru no banka
    • TV Series
    • 1992
  • Kenny G in Traffic Jam (1991)
    Traffic Jam
    • Ichimatsu, Grandfather
    • 1991
  • Heat Wave (1991)
    Heat Wave
    • Masakichi Ono
    • 1991
  • Summer of the Lion Kings (1991)
    Summer of the Lion Kings
    • Kazumichi Sakagami
    • 1991
  • Green Requiem (1988)
    Green Requiem
    • Zenichiro Okada
    • 1988
  • Ôidippsu no katana
    • Shunsuke's uncle
    • 1986
  • Oedipus no yaiba
    • Shunsuke's uncle
    • 1986
  • Haru no kane (1985)
    Haru no kane
    • Hachiro Ishimoto
    • 1985
  • Ikiru
    • TV Series
    • 1983
  • Akujo kamakiri
    • Taichi Dôjima
    • 1983
  • Antarctica (1983)
    Antarctica
    • Chief Ozawa
    • 1983
  • W no higeki
    • TV Movie
    • 1983
  • Shi no dangai
    • TV Movie
    • 1982

Soundtrack

  • Mother (1952)
    Mother
    • Soundtrack ("O sole mio")
    • 1952
  • Asa no hamon (1952)
    Asa no hamon
    • performer: "Minato ga mieru oka (aka
    • 1952

Videos4

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Hiroshima, Mon Amour
Trailer 2:12
Hiroshima, Mon Amour
The Ugly American
Trailer 3:01
The Ugly American
Woman in the Dunes
Trailer 3:06
Woman in the Dunes

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Okada Eiji
  • Born
    • June 13, 1920
    • Chiba, Japan
  • Died
    • September 14, 1995
    • Japan(heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Wasa, Aiko
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Pictorial

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    He couldn't speak French while shooting Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) and learned his lines phonetically.

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