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Heihachirô Ôkawa(1905-1971)

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Heihachirô Ôkawa was born on 9 September 1905 in Soka, Japan. He was an actor, known for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) and The Mysterians (1957). He died on 27 May 1971.
BornSeptember 9, 1905
DiedMay 27, 1971(65)
BornSeptember 9, 1905
DiedMay 27, 1971(65)
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Yuriko Hoshi and Heihachirô Ôkawa in Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)

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Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, Geoffrey Horne, and Ann Sears in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
8.2
  • Captain Kanematsu(as Henry Okawa)
  • 1957
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
6.5
  • Astronomer
  • 1964
The Mysterians (1957)
The Mysterians
6.1
  • Person at Board Meeting
  • 1957
Jerry Itô, Tatsuya Mihashi, Kumi Mizuno, Yôsuke Natsuki, Makoto Satô, Akiko Wakabayashi, and Ed Keane in Interpol Code 8 (1963)
Interpol Code 8
7.5
  • Quyen
  • 1963

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Actor

  • Hændeligt uheld (1971)
    Hændeligt uheld
    • Kawasaki (as Henry Okawa)
    • 1971
  • Destroy All Monsters (1968)
    Destroy All Monsters
    • Engineer (as Henry Okawa)
    • 1968
  • Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
    Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
    • Astronomer
    • 1964
  • Jerry Itô, Tatsuya Mihashi, Kumi Mizuno, Yôsuke Natsuki, Makoto Satô, Akiko Wakabayashi, and Ed Keane in Interpol Code 8 (1963)
    Interpol Code 8
    • Quyen
    • 1963
  • Chushingura (1962)
    Chushingura
    • Kyûdayû Mase
    • 1962
  • Marines, Let's Go (1961)
    Marines, Let's Go
    • Yoshida (hotel manager)
    • 1961
  • The Big Wave (1961)
    The Big Wave
    • Yukio's Father
    • 1961
  • The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung (1959)
    The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung
    • 1959
  • The Wind Cannot Read (1958)
    The Wind Cannot Read
    • Lieutenant Nakamura (as Henry Okawa)
    • 1958
  • The Mysterians (1957)
    The Mysterians
    • Person at Board Meeting
    • 1957
  • Stopover Tokyo (1957)
    Stopover Tokyo
    • Lt. Afumi (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, Geoffrey Horne, and Ann Sears in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
    The Bridge on the River Kwai
    • Captain Kanematsu (as Henry Okawa)
    • 1957
  • Three Stripes in the Sun (1955)
    Three Stripes in the Sun
    • Father Yoshida (as Henry Okawa)
    • 1955
  • Ai no rekishi
    • Clerk
    • 1955
  • Floating Clouds (1955)
    Floating Clouds
    • Isha
    • 1955

Soundtrack

  • Ani imôto (1936)
    Ani imôto
    • Soundtrack ("Frühlingslied")
    • 1936

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Heihachiro 'Henry' Okawa
  • Born
    • September 9, 1905
    • Soka, Japan
  • Died
    • May 27, 1971

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